He Was Betrayed by His Brother... But Returned to the PAST as an SSS-Rank Summoner! - Manhwa Recap

0:00He was the most powerful man in

0:01humanity. But those who fought by his

0:03side decided to kill him. Even his

0:04younger brother. Betrayed by his own

0:06family, his friends, and the greatest

0:08heroes in the world, Guen's life was

0:09destroyed just when he was about to wipe

0:11out the monsters forever. But at the

0:12very last moment, he stole the heart of

0:14a supreme creature and was given a

0:16second chance. Now back in the past, he

0:18has the opportunity to change his

0:19destiny. But this time, he will not

0:21follow the path of the heroes. He will

0:23choose the darkness. And his summons are

0:24about to become something no one has

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0:29insane recap. A deadly virus transforms

0:32beings into monstrous creatures known

0:34only as monsters. One of them, gigantic

0:36and covered in tentacles, lays waste to

0:38an entire city. Humanity's survival

0:40reaches the brink of extinction. But at

0:42the most desperate moment, the universal

0:43awakening era emerges, and with it, the

0:45professionals are born. Armed with

0:46unique powers, the professionals

0:48massacre the monsters and reclaim the

0:49lost territories. They become the heroes

0:51who save humanity. After a long and

0:53brutal war, the resistance finally turns

0:55the tide. Humanity then decides to face

0:57its greatest challenge, subduing the

0:59supreme monster, Aithth. For this

1:00mission, they gather their most powerful

1:02team of professionals. Confident,

1:04everyone believes that victory is

1:05certain this time. After all, they have

1:07the strongest professional of them all,

1:08Guen. Guen rises before the defeated

1:11enemy. But what seemed like the final

1:13triumph soon turns into something else.

1:15Wounded and covered in blood, Guen

1:16screams, unable to understand what is

1:18happening. A blonde warrior with long

1:20hair approaches and calmly asks why he

1:21is reacting that way as if what was

1:23about to happen were something natural

1:24and expected. He then reveals the

1:26reason. The professional's power only

1:28exists because of the monsters. Everyone

1:30agreed to let Guen defeat Azithoth to

1:32prove his worth. But they would never

1:33accept seeing him dead because if the

1:35monster disappeared, no one could

1:36guarantee that their powers would

1:38continue to exist. He claims that Guen

1:40seeks not only to exterminate the

1:41monsters, but also to eliminate the

1:43professionals themselves and bring an

1:45end to that entire era. Stunned, Guan

1:47asks whether everyone else also agreed

1:49to that decision. The answer can be seen

1:51on every face around him. The entire

1:53group of professionals, including a

1:54mysterious masked man, confirms that

1:56they did. Facing the truth with his face

1:57covered in blood, Guen whispers that

1:59everything finally makes sense. The

2:01blonde warrior clarifies that the

2:03decision to eliminate him was never one

2:04person's idea. It was an agreement among

2:06them all. One of the female

2:08professionals explains the plan, keep

2:10Aithth alive, but weakened so that he no

2:12longer poses a threat without completely

2:13eradicating the monsters. An older

2:15professional reinforces that as long as

2:17the monster survives, they will remain

2:19at the top of humanity and accuses Guen

2:21of becoming an enemy of the entire

2:23group. Mocking him, they say that the

2:24fault lies with Guen's overwhelming

2:26talent and his obsession with

2:27exterminating every monster. Enraged and

2:30wounded, Guen questions whether his

2:31entire struggle to rid the world of

2:33monsters was nothing more than a

2:34personal obsession. Guen's gaze becomes

2:36lost between pain and fury. Guen thinks

2:38to himself that deep down he had always

2:40been alone on this journey. He grows up

2:42in the countryside. His adoptive

2:44parents, the only people he could truly

2:45call family, die when he's still young,

2:47killed by a monster. Amid the chaos, his

2:49adoptive father screams for the boy to

2:51run. His biological father, Guingfang,

2:53the most powerful man in the northern

2:55region of the Shanksia nation, appears

2:57on the battlefield and orders his son to

2:59come back with him. Back at the mansion,

3:00Guan is treated like a stranger,

3:02practically taken in like garbage. His

3:04proud and spoiled halfb brother asks his

3:06parents who that smelly kid is.

3:08Determined to become stronger, Guan

3:09begins enduring any suffering without

3:11complaining. He trains his own

3:12half-brother, who had always hated him

3:14since childhood and turns him into one

3:16of the greatest professionals on the

3:17continent. He even hands over the guild

3:19he built from scratch to him while

3:21dedicating himself entirely to training,

3:23always seeking greater strength. Wounded

3:25and covered in blood, Guen reflects that

3:27he never imagined his generosity would

3:29become the cause of his own downfall.

3:31Already armed against him, his

3:33half-brother accuses him of being

3:34obsessed with exterminating the monsters

3:36simply to avenge his adoptive parents

3:38and declares that he will finally send

3:40him to reunite with them. He then

3:41reveals the true reason for his hatred.

3:43He had always been disgusted that a

3:45country bumpkin bastard like Guuchan

3:46dared to call himself his older brother.

3:48With his eyes weak and his face covered

3:50in blood, Guan hears his brother's final

3:52words, telling him to simply die in

3:54peace. But suddenly, something

3:55unexpected happens. His brother

3:57literally loses his head and falls

3:58before Guen. He becomes desperate,

4:00unable to understand what happened.

4:01Chaos takes over the battlefield. His

4:03half-brother, Guusi, is killed by the

4:05monster itself. Aithoth, whom everyone

4:07believed had been neutralized, rises

4:08again. His life force is recovering and

4:10a cry of panic echoes among the

4:12professionals. They must flee. Aiththoth

4:14rises and mocks those insulent ants,

4:15questioning whether they really thought

4:16destroying him would solve everything.

4:18The monsters attack in massive numbers

4:20once again. One of the professionals

4:21screams desperately, asking how there

4:23can still be so many of them. Another

4:24begs Guen to save them, calling him

4:26Brother Chen. A third, remorseful,

4:28admits that he was wrong to betray big

4:30brother Gu. Collapsed beside his

4:32half-brother's lifeless body, Guen

4:34curses the fact that the monsters of

4:36this world still have not been

4:37exterminated. He tries to stand, but his

4:39body has already reached its limit. He

4:41no longer has enough strength even to

4:43stand. Aithth continues laughing at the

4:45foolish worms before him, warning that

4:46his species is far more numerous than

4:48any of them could imagine. Guen finally

4:50understands the so-called Aithth was

4:52never the true final boss and countless

4:53monsters still remain throughout the

4:55world. He then laments that his life is

4:57about to come to an end. Before

4:58everything ends, Guen thrusts his hand

5:00into Aith's chest and tears out the

5:02beast's heart, his final gamble. The

5:04enemies around him panic, unable to

5:06understand when he managed to steal the

5:07demon king's heart. Someone shouts that

5:09he is going to use the power of time

5:11contained within it to escape. One of

5:12the monsters, stunned, realizes that

5:14Guen stole that authority during the

5:16battle itself. Surrounded by temporal

5:18energy, Guen swears that if there is a

5:19next time, he will slaughter anyone who

5:21dares stand in his way, whether human or

5:23monster. Suddenly, the scene changes.

5:25Guen finds himself back on the day his

5:27class change ceremony failed, the day he

5:29did not become a professional. A priest

5:31and his stepmother comment in

5:32disappointment about how he could not

5:33even awaken the worst possible class,

5:35saying that all the Gu family's efforts

5:37had been wasted. His father, Guingfang,

5:39explodes in anger, saying that both he

5:41and his brother possess hidden classes

5:42and that Guuchen is a disgrace to the

5:44family. Guen reacts in shock, unable to

5:46understand what is happening. He looks

5:48down at his own hands, confused. Little

5:50by little, the truth reveals itself

5:52before his eyes. Standing on the Gu

5:54family estate, surrounded by the

5:55remnants of a magic circle dissipating

5:56on the ground, he realizes he has truly

5:58been reborn. and he wonders if it has

6:00something to do with the heart he tore

6:01from Azithoth. His father shouts that he

6:03and ungrateful son must kneel. Guen

6:05clenches his fists, resisting the urge

6:07to obey. Guingfang declares himself one

6:09of the most powerful warriors in the

6:10Shangxia nation and scolds him for

6:12failing to awaken even a rare class to

6:14enter Jingqen Academy and bring glory to

6:16the family as his brother did. He also

6:18demands to know what Guan has been

6:20learning at school since he could not

6:22even awaken an ordinary class. Guen

6:24recognizes the scene. This is the exact

6:26day when he failed to awaken and begin

6:28being seen as a burden by his family.

6:30Everything is painfully familiar. At

6:31that moment, a system appears before

6:33him. A class change interface begins

6:35loading, warning that different choices

6:36will define completely different careers

6:38and that he must choose carefully. Guan

6:40is surprised. In his previous life, it

6:41took an entire year of effort to awaken

6:43a class. This time, it happened much

6:45earlier. He wonders if this is an

6:47ability he gained by traveling back in

6:49time. The system announces a mission.

6:51Complete the class change to receive a

6:53bonus package. It then presents three

6:55possible paths. Bow an apology and wield

6:57the sword to protect the family,

6:58becoming a hidden class holy swordsman.

7:00Endure everything in silence and take

7:01responsibility, becoming a rare class

7:03holy guardian or break all bonds and

7:05follow the path of darkness, developing

7:06a dark talent. Intrigued, Guen realizes

7:08that this time he can actually choose

7:10his class, something that did not exist

7:12in his previous life. And he immediately

7:14finds the first option strange since it

7:16requires him to apologize. He thinks to

7:18himself, he was abandoned for 18 years

7:20and now they expect him to apologize to

7:22his father. As for the second option,

7:23enduring everything in silence and

7:25carrying responsibilities, he already

7:27did enough of that in his previous life.

7:29Back in the scene, his father insists

7:30that Guuchen's silence will not save him

7:32from punishment, ordering him to kneel

7:34in the courtyard for an entire day and

7:35night without permission to stand up.

7:37Guen defiantly questions whether he

7:39really thinks he has the right to do

7:40that. Unable to hold back, Guen finally

7:42responds. His father raised his second

7:44son by his side since childhood, but

7:46abandoned him in the countryside for 18

7:47years without any care. He never

7:49fulfilled the role of a father for even

7:51a single day. And yet he still thinks he

7:53has the right to impose paternal

7:54authority over him. Now furious,

7:56Guingfang snaps that his son never

7:58showed any ambition at school, nor

7:59managed to awaken a single class. Yet he

8:02still has the audacity to compare

8:03himself to his brother. Guen fires back

8:05without hesitation. Deep down, his

8:07father had always seen only his brother,

8:08Guusi, the genius who awaken as a dragon

8:10knight as his only true son. He points

8:12out the difference. One grew up with

8:14everything he could ever need, awaken a

8:15rare class and enter Jing Cheng Academy.

8:17The other was left to raise himself in

8:18the countryside, treated as a failure.

8:20and he questions why then his father

8:21came looking for him when he had already

8:23started a new family without him. His

8:24stepmother Chinyan intervenes

8:26indignantly demanding that he kneel and

8:28apologize to his father immediately.

8:30Guen looks at her with disdain and

8:32refuses. He is the eldest legitimate son

8:34of the Gu family while she is nothing

8:36more than a second wife. What authority

8:37does she have to give him orders?

8:39Chinyan recoils, stunned by his

8:41response. Guing Fang loses his patience

8:43and releases an oppressive aura simply

8:45by glaring at him, asking what kind of

8:46attitude that is disobeying his parents

8:48and disrespecting his elders. He says

8:50there is no difference between him and a

8:51street thug. Guen feels the weight of

8:53that energy and recognizes it. This is

8:55the true pressure of one of the powerful

8:57figures of the north. His father

8:59advances on him, demanding that he kneel

9:00immediately. Only then will he forgive

9:02the arrogance of his previous words.

9:04Guuchen resists the impact, repeating

9:06the demand with disdain as if

9:07considering the idea, and then he

9:09refuses with a smile, not in his wildest

9:11dreams. Guingfang falls silent for a

9:13moment. Surprised by his son's

9:15resistance, he withdraws the attack,

9:17almost impressed, recognizing that even

9:19without awakening any class, the boy has

9:20courage and offers one final chance. All

9:23he has to do is admit his mistake and he

9:25will let it go. Guen laughs in

9:27disbelief. Apologize again. He declares

9:29bluntly that he is nothing more than a

9:30commoner raised in the countryside, a

9:32troublemaker who would never be worthy

9:34of the noble Guan of a powerful warrior

9:36like him, and that from that day

9:37forward, it would be as if he had never

9:39had that son. Guen definitively cuts

9:41ties with the family, making it clear

9:43that from then on, they will have

9:44nothing to do with one another. Enraged,

9:46Guingfang calls him insolent for daring

9:48to cut ties with the family, asking what

9:50he would be worth without the clan's

9:52protection. He orders him to get out,

9:53declaring that from now on, he will act

9:55as if he never had a son like him. He

9:57calls for the butler, demanding that

9:58Guuchen's name be immediately crossed

10:00out of the family registry. The hesitant

10:02butler reveals something even more

10:03cruel. The young master Guuchen's name

10:05had never even been entered into that

10:06registry. A new notification appears

10:08before him. The mission has been

10:10completed and the path of darkness has

10:12been selected. Alone beneath the

10:13moonlight, Guen walks away from the

10:15mansion. In his thoughts, he

10:16acknowledges his mistake in the past. He

10:18had been far too foolish in his previous

10:20life for trying to treat those cruel

10:22people as family. Now with this second

10:24chance whether to take revenge on those

10:25who betrayed him or face even more

10:27powerful monsters, there's only one path

10:29he must become stronger. A notification

10:31appears before him. Congratulations

10:33host, you have awakened the summoner

10:34class. Immediately afterward, another

10:36notification appears. SR talent

10:37activated. Dark summoner and the skill

10:39first blood of the darkorn has been

10:40acquired with three uses remaining. Guen

10:43can barely believe it. He really is a

10:44summoner. He knows that this class can

10:46barely progress without a massive

10:47investment of resources early on. But

10:50even so, its rating is SR. He reflects,

10:52"The talent rankings of the Shangxia

10:54nation range from S to E from the top to

10:56the bottom. SR is something never seen

10:58before, and he wonders what is so

11:00different about this talent. A new

11:01notification confirms the novice

11:03awakening mission has been completed,

11:04and the reward is the summoning of a

11:06blood bat. Guen signs the contract with

11:08the creature, and a magic circle opens

11:10beneath his feet, surrounded by red

11:11energy. The small beast appears before

11:13him, fragile, almost cute, chirping

11:15non-stop. Guuchen watches without being

11:17impressed as a common grade initial

11:19summon that bat is extremely weak,

11:21incapable of even surviving in beginner

11:23dungeons. Curious, he decides to test

11:25the true potential of that divine level

11:26dark talent. The skill description is

11:28revealed. As the level increases, there

11:30is a chance to obtain a dark bloodline

11:32capable of transforming ordinary

11:34creatures into dark creatures. The

11:35moment the ability is used, one charge

11:37of this bloodline is consumed. Zero

11:39remain and the small bat is engulfed by

11:41red energy, biting down hard. A new

11:43notification appears. The summon is

11:44evolving. The bloodbat of common grade

11:46advances directly into Zo die of epic

11:48grade. Guen feels fangs growing in his

11:50own mouth, his eyes tinged red, and

11:52realizes that leap allowed the creature

11:54to jump three entire levels at once. In

11:56the sky beneath the full moon, the

11:58creature rises and to his surprise takes

12:00on a completely human form. He remembers

12:02even the strongest summoner in his past

12:04life could only obtain a human-shaped

12:06summon after completing his third class

12:07evolution, paying an enormous price.

12:09Could this be what an SR talent is

12:11capable of? The new summon status screen

12:13appears before him. Xodai epic grade

12:16level one with attributes far above

12:17normal, the blood instinct talent, and

12:19two skills already at maximum level.

12:21Guen himself also receives a direct

12:22bonus to all his attributes thanks to

12:24the creature's evolution. Before him,

12:26the white-haired girl with red wings

12:27asks with a smile if he is her master.

12:29Then she looks at him with hunger in her

12:30eyes, confessing how much she wants to

12:32taste his blood. Time passes. On a

12:34high-speed train, Guan reviews his own

12:36status screen. summoner class level one

12:39with strength, agility, constitution,

12:40and spirit far beyond what would be

12:42expected of a newly awakened

12:43professional. He reflects that normally

12:45the four main attributes of a level one

12:47professional barely exceed five points.

12:49With the boost from his talent, his are

12:51already three times higher than average,

12:52and since summoners generally depend on

12:54their creatures in combat, it is

12:56extremely rare for their own bodies to

12:57reach such a level. Guen reflects and

12:59then there is this summon enhanced by

13:00the talent of the system itself. On the

13:02train, the bat girl begins behaving

13:04strangely, making the other passengers

13:05uncomfortable. He explains in his

13:07thoughts that normally a summon is

13:08nothing more than a weapon in a

13:09warrior's hands. But she is different.

13:11She has a personality of her own and

13:13endless thirst for blood and can fight

13:14on her own even without receiving

13:16orders. He calls her back affectionately

13:18by her nickname Xodai. Back in her small

13:20form, the bat lands on Guen's shoulder.

13:23He thinks that summons need an enormous

13:24amount of experience to level up and

13:26that this creature seems hungry. The

13:28information about the exam dungeon

13:29should be enough to satisfy her. Still

13:31thinking, he acknowledges that the first

13:32exam after awakening a talent is always

13:34crucial. And now that he possesses a

13:35divine level talent, he is truly eager

13:37to see what comes next. The train

13:39finally arrives in Lineng City. Guen

13:41gets off confident, announcing his

13:42return to Linen First High School. He

13:44heads toward the school's beginner

13:46dungeon training grounds, an ancient

13:47ruined site overgrown with greenery.

13:49Dozens of students have already gathered

13:51there. He thinks about how after 3 years

13:53of study, they have all finally awaken

13:55their class talents. Teacher Jang Seang

13:57Hua steps forward and announces that

13:59this will be their first real combat

14:00test as awakened professionals. She

14:02explains that this is the school's

14:04modified beginner dungeon. Open only 10

14:06days a year and exclusively for newly

14:08graduated students below level 10. The

14:10danger level is low, but the experience

14:11and rewards are greater than those of

14:13ordinary dungeons, a true benefit

14:15provided to the students. Even so, for

14:17safety, everyone must carry an exclusive

14:19freshman teleportation scroll. In the

14:21event of imminent danger, it will

14:23instantly remove them from the dungeon.

14:25They cost only 200 gold coins, limited

14:27to one per person, a price far below

14:29what is charged outside, which leaves

14:31the students impressed. The teacher

14:32checks the class and realizes someone is

14:34missing. Guen, his classmates begin

14:36mocking him, suggesting that he must

14:38have failed his awakening and is too

14:39embarrassed to show up or even joking

14:41that he must be farming in the

14:43countryside, teasing Lin Yuan, who is

14:45identified as his fellow townsman and

14:46good friend. Luan curses at the blonde

14:48boy while Guuchan arrives and apologizes

14:50to the teacher for being late along the

14:52way. His arrival does not please

14:54everyone. Some stare at him with

14:55contempt, questioning how he still has

14:56the nerve to show up and saying that his

14:58presence there is nothing but a waste of

15:00time. The teacher notices his arrival

15:02and directly asks which class he

15:03awakened. Guen answers without

15:05hesitation. Summoner. The teacher is

15:07surprised, questioning why he chose that

15:09particular class. In the background, a

15:11group of girls quietly comment that he

15:12seems even more handsome than before

15:14with clearer skin and an almost

15:15intoxicating scent, lamenting that such

15:17an attractive boy ruined his own future

15:19by choosing to become a summoner. Guen,

15:21however, thinks only of one thing. Up to

15:23this point, everything is proceeding

15:24exactly as it did in his past life,

15:26which means that Hidden Dungeon should

15:28still be there waiting for him. A group

15:30of classmates makes no attempt to hide

15:31their contempt, saying they cannot

15:33believe Guchen awakens such a useless

15:35class as summoner. After all, everyone

15:37knows that this class requires an absurd

15:39amount of money and resources to level

15:41up. They mock him further, reminding

15:43everyone that he is just a country boy

15:44who should have changed his life after

15:46awakening. Teacher Jang Seong Hua ends

15:48the argument saying that class is only

15:49one factor among many personal

15:51performance and accumulated experience

15:52also matter. In particular, she warns

15:54Guan that choosing the right teammates

15:56is already a skill in itself and

15:57recommends that he buy a teleportation

15:59scroll to ensure his safety. Guen

16:01refuses, saying he does not need it. The

16:03teacher is startled by his answer,

16:04reminding him that this is the beginner

16:06dungeon exam. The school does not allow

16:08any student to put themselves at risk.

16:10If he does not buy the item, they will

16:12have to notify his parents to sign a

16:14liability waiver. Guuchen simply falls

16:16silent. She concludes then that perhaps

16:18things are difficult at home, could he

16:20really not even afford 200 gold coins.

16:22She feels sorry for that poor boy.

16:24Concerned, she offers to pay for the

16:25scroll herself, insisting that no matter

16:27the cost, his safety comes first. Guen

16:29clarifies what he meant was that given

16:31the strength he possesses, there is no

16:32need to waste that money. The teacher

16:34thinks to herself that boys that age

16:35love showing off. In the background,

16:37other students continue mocking him,

16:38saying he's just a useless class

16:40summoner trying to act strong or that he

16:42does not even have money and is only

16:43pretending. But she cannot help

16:45noticing. Why does Guuch Chen's presence

16:47not feel like empty bravado at all?

16:49Later, the courtyard fills with students

16:51forming groups and negotiating. Some are

16:53looking for teammates for a level one

16:54warrior. Others are selling excess

16:56teleportation scrolls at low prices. And

16:58still others are looking for archers or

17:00marksmen, prioritizing those who already

17:02have equipment and skills. Guen comments

17:04that even though this is a dungeon

17:05exclusively for freshmen, it is common

17:07to find veterans there. After all, the

17:09difficulty is low and the returns are

17:11high. A group notices Guan and comments

17:13in amazement that there is a summoner

17:14here, so he must come from a wealthy

17:16family. Another mocks them, "Nonsense.

17:18No one becomes a summoner without tens

17:20of millions in family wealth backing

17:22them." Some recognize him. Isn't that

17:24Guen from First High, the one from the

17:25countryside? They mock him, saying that

17:27a country boy playing at being a

17:28summoner probably only has a trash

17:30summon. They grumble in disappointment

17:32that they got excited for nothing. Guen

17:34inwardly only thinks, "What a

17:35short-sighted bunch." Alone, he reflects

17:37on the next step. Dungeons are divided

17:39into four difficulties: simple, hard,

17:40nightmare, and infernal. To unlock the

17:42higher levels of the hidden dungeon he

17:44has in mind and maximize the profits, he

17:46needs to gather at least five people. At

17:47that moment, someone approaches. It is

17:49Lin Yuan asking where he has been during

17:51the past month since he had not seen him

17:53in a long time. Guen recognizes in his

17:55thoughts his childhood friend from the

17:57countryside in his past life. He replies

17:59curtly that it is nothing. He just had

18:00to take care of some personal matters.

18:02Lin Yuan finds his coldness strange,

18:04saying that he had even been worried

18:05about him and asks somewhat awkwardly

18:07whether they really used to be that

18:08close. A doubt Guan himself silently

18:10shares. Linuan then gives him something,

18:12a teleportation scroll. Guen is

18:14surprised since there would have been no

18:16way for him to afford one. Linuan

18:18explains that teacher Jang bought it

18:19herself. If he does not want to accept

18:21it, he can return it to her personally.

18:22Guen thinks to himself, "The teacher

18:24really treats him well. If he gets the

18:26chance, he will find a way to repay

18:27her." Guen reflects, "Having lived a

18:29second life, he must cherish those who

18:31treated him well." As for those who

18:32betrayed him, one day he will make each

18:34of them pay the price. Lin Yuan asks

18:36curiously why he awakened as a summoner

18:38out of nowhere since he could not even

18:39afford a teleportation scroll yet still

18:41wants to create summons. Guen replies

18:43that he only awakened this class because

18:44he had no choice. He asks why Lin Yuan

18:47is not looking for a dungeon since he

18:48remembers that he was a swordsman.

18:49Shouldn't it be easy for him to find a

18:51group? Lin Yuan laments that although he

18:53has no trouble forming a team, he lacks

18:55good equipment. Lin Yuan mentions Lee

18:57Wen Hui, the class monitor of the

18:58advanced class. Today, he entered the

19:00dungeon wearing a complete rare grade

19:01knight's armor, promising to crush

19:03everything in his path. Guen recognizes

19:05the name, an heir of the leaf family of

19:07Lin Cheng. Among those who betrayed him

19:09in his past life, there was someone from

19:10that family. Lin Yuan shows him his own

19:12weapon obtained by trading his

19:14teleportation scroll. His future,

19:15whether he enters an academy or ends up

19:17working in a factory, depends entirely

19:19on it. Guen thinks to himself that the

19:20rich level up simply by relying on

19:22equipment, while ordinary people have to

19:24sell their survival scrolls just to try

19:25their luck. The world is truly cruel.

19:27Lin Yuan asks directly, "Do you want me

19:29to carry you?" Guen retorts, "Do you

19:31have a group?" He thinks that perhaps he

19:33can use him to reach the minimum number

19:34required by the dungeon. Linuan explains

19:36that Lie Wen Hui is the leader of his

19:38group. He paid 50,000 and even gave up

19:40all the items he obtained in the

19:42dungeon. Bringing one more person should

19:43not be a problem. Guen asks whether he

19:45will really ask Lee Wui to invite him.

19:47Lin Yuan assures him if he refuses to

19:49take him today, he will leave the group

19:50immediately. A short while later, a

19:52notification appears. Liwi rejected the

19:54request and kicked Lin Yuan out of the

19:56group. Furious, he curses, kicked out

19:58just for asking to bring one more

19:59person. How ridiculous. Guen decides

20:01then they will recruit on their own. All

20:03they need to do is announce that a

20:04summoner is carrying four teammates

20:06toward an SSS evaluation. Lin Yuan is

20:09shocked. Is he joking? An SSS evaluation

20:12guarantees extra points on the academy

20:14entrance exams. Excited, he continues.

20:16Getting an SSS evaluation is like

20:18crossing a single log bridge against an

20:20entire army. It would put the two of

20:21them ahead of tens of thousands of

20:22candidates in the exams and could even

20:24guarantee direct admission to Jingqen

20:26Academy. Guen looks at him seriously.

20:28Just tell me whether you believe in me

20:29or not. Lin Yuan hesitates in silence.

20:32In the end, he gives in. Fine, he will

20:33trust him this time. He takes a deep

20:35breath and announces it with a shout

20:36that echoes throughout the entire

20:38training grounds. A divine level

20:40summoner is carrying four teammates

20:41toward an SSS evaluation. Anyone who

20:43wants guaranteed admission had better

20:45hurry. The students react in shock,

20:47asking who this supposed genius from

20:48Lineng is and whether it is really true.

20:51Others mock them. They ask around and he

20:53is just a country bumpkin summoner.

20:54Ridiculous. They doubt that he can even

20:56pass sarcastically saying that if a

20:58group like this manages to get an SSS

21:00evaluation, they would not even need to

21:01take the exam. They could just go

21:02straight to a factory. Lin Yuan decides

21:04not to waste time with those people and

21:06suggests leaving professional matters to

21:08professionals. Guen repeats

21:10thoughtfully, "Professionals." On the

21:11phone, Lin Yuan is already making plans.

21:14They will need to pull their money and

21:15hire paid reinforcements, hoping they

21:17will not charge too much. Guen complains

21:19angrily. He's supposed to be the one

21:21carrying everyone else, and now he still

21:22has to pay for it. Ridiculous.

21:24Meanwhile, Linqing seriously asks Suan

21:27whether she really intends to join that

21:28group. After all, the leader is a

21:30country bumpin summoner. And if

21:31something goes wrong, they will waste a

21:32teleportation scroll for nothing. Suan

21:35counters the other groups charge at

21:36least 15,000. While this one is free and

21:38even promises profit, a summoner would

21:39hardly choose a dungeon that is too

21:41difficult. It is worth taking the risk.

21:43The two approach and Guan and Lin Yuan

21:45notice their arrival. Lin Yuan assures

21:47them no matter what happens, the payment

21:48will be made in full. Linqing King,

21:50still suspicious, eventually gives in.

21:52Fine, she will take the risk. After all,

21:54even if they lose, they still have the

21:56teleportation scrolls to save their

21:58lives. A new voice joins the group. You

22:00can count on him, too. It is Wui, a

22:01fighter in Guen's class monitor, a

22:03white-haired young man with a confident

22:04demeanor. Lin Yuan is surprised to see

22:06him there, saying that with him in the

22:07group, he feels much more at ease. Wui

22:10warns them seriously not to get too

22:11excited. The payment had better be

22:12complete. He is only there to fill a

22:14spot and if a situation arises that is

22:16too difficult, they can count on him to

22:18intervene. Wui adds bluntly that this

22:20will cost extra. Linuan panics extra

22:22then there will be no profit left. Wui

22:24ends the discussion. If they do not

22:26agree, they are free to back out. Guan

22:28accepts the conditions without

22:29hesitation, but imposes a requirement of

22:31his own. He will be the group leader and

22:32he will be the one choosing the dungeon.

22:34An official invitation appears before

22:36everyone. Wui quietly mocks him, saying

22:38that a trash summoner like that would

22:39never dare to take anyone into the

22:40nightmare level. Guen smirks to himself.

22:42Nightmare. They have a very limited

22:44perspective. Either way, it would be

22:46better if they accepted the invitation

22:47already. One by one, the invitations are

22:49accepted. Lin Yuan Wu Zi Lin Kinking

22:52Suan. Guen's hand begins to glow,

22:54releasing a strange energy. An explosion

22:56of light fills the area with rocks

22:57floating all around. The others watch in

23:00confusion, unable to understand what he

23:01is doing. The energy intensifies,

23:03crackling between the suspended rocks.

23:05Before them, a gigantic portal opens,

23:07pulsing with an intense red light. The

23:09group stares at the scene in shock. Was

23:10there really a dungeon hidden there?

23:12That red aura could only mean danger.

23:13Guen smiles in satisfaction. Activating

23:15a class's power in a specific way at a

23:17specific location is what opens a hidden

23:19dungeon. And he confirms that this

23:21dungeon really was still there. The

23:22group panics at the sight of the red

23:24portal. Linqing asks what it is and why

23:26it is that color. Wui tries to back

23:28away, shouting that he is leaving the

23:30group right now. Lin Yuan asks an alarm

23:32what is going on, but it is already too

23:33late. The system confirms that everyone

23:35is ready. Guen, Lin Yuan, Linqing, Suan,

23:38and Wui. Guen declares firmly since

23:40everyone agreed to let him be the leader

23:42enough arguing now they just have to

23:43follow him. The red portal rises

23:45imposingly swallowing the entire group

23:46into the unknown dungeon. Later at the

23:48same location, a group of well-dressed

23:50adults arrives at the training grounds.

23:52Intrigued by what they find, Jang Seong

23:53Hua asks what happened there. One of the

23:55students explains that peasant summoner

23:57somehow conjured a new dungeon and took

23:59several people inside. One of the

24:00newcomers, Joe, stares at the red portal

24:02in astonishment before his eyes widen at

24:04its color, red. He reacts in panic. That

24:07is a special hidden dungeon with a 99%

24:09mortality rate among beginners. How

24:11could it have appeared right there? Jung

24:12Seong Hua beside him also looks

24:14disturbed. A notification confirms the

24:16group has just entered the beginner

24:18dungeon temple ruins hidden. They

24:19advance through a ruined corridor

24:21covered in moss. The echo of their

24:22footsteps resounding through the gloomy

24:23surroundings. Furious Wui grabs Guen by

24:26the collar, saying that this is a hidden

24:27dungeon. They have no idea how difficult

24:29it is, yet he dragged them inside

24:30without thinking twice. Guuchen remains

24:32unfased, grabbing his wrist in return

24:34and asking, "Wasn't he the one who said

24:36the choice would be his?" Wui feels a

24:38chill. How can a mere summoner restrain

24:40a fighter as physically powerful as him

24:42so effortlessly? Lin Yuan panics, saying

24:44they cannot simply enter a dungeon

24:46blindly. Without teleportation scrolls,

24:48they will die in there. Lining agrees.

24:50The dungeons provided by the school

24:52always come with reference materials.

24:54They have already studied the weaknesses

24:55of every monster, but they have never

24:56heard of this place. Wui shouts that

24:58this is insane, that even Lee Wen Hui,

25:00with all the rare equipment he has,

25:01would never dare enter a hidden dungeon

25:03without any information, and that he

25:04wants to leave. With his back turned,

25:06Guen calmly replies, "If he leaves now,

25:08he will have to wait another entire

25:09year. Trust him or be a coward, the

25:11choice is his." Guen then hands his own

25:14teleportation scroll to Lin Yuan. He

25:16explains to the group, "Besides him, the

25:18other four will always have a chance to

25:19escape at any time. Are they really

25:21going to give up without even trying?"

25:23Linuan, surprised, asks if he is really

25:25giving them that scroll. Wui still

25:27grumbles, unable to understand where a

25:28mere summoner gets so much confidence.

25:30Finally, the girls decide since everyone

25:32has scrolls and can leave whenever they

25:33want, it is better to follow Guian and

25:34see what happens. Someone asks how he

25:36knew that dungeon existed since hidden

25:37dungeons only exist in history books.

25:40Guen simply replies he found it by

25:41instinct. Wui scoffs, "Instinct?" That

25:44instinct could very well end up getting

25:46them all killed. In his thoughts, Guen

25:48recalls, "In his previous life, he saw

25:50on the news that this dungeon had been

25:51accidentally opened by some random

25:53freshman." Later, driven by admiration,

25:55many people went there, and a large

25:57number of them lost their lives. The

25:58dungeon was only finally conquered when

26:00elites from all the provinces of Zia

26:02joined together into a single team, and

26:03the final loot was simply astonishing.

26:05Back in the present, Lin Yuan looks

26:07around the environment, recognizing the

26:08traces of a temple in hopes that the

26:09hidden dungeon is at least of normal

26:11difficulty. That way, they would still

26:12have a chance to make some profit that

26:13day. Nervously, Suan murmurs softly. It

26:16is her first time, so please let it not

26:18be too intense. The corridor opens,

26:20revealing dozens of statues of armed

26:22warriors lined up on both sides,

26:23imposing and silent. Suddenly, the eyes

26:25of one of the suits of armor light up

26:27red. Guan and Lin Yuan react in alarm.

26:29What is that? Guuch confirms the

26:31monsters are appearing. The suits of

26:33armor come to life. Fallen guardians,

26:35level two creatures, and advance

26:36wielding swords roaring that there are

26:37intruders. The group panics. The initial

26:39monsters are already level two. If this

26:41isn't nightmare difficulty, it can only

26:43be infernal. Even Lee Wii wouldn't

26:44survive here. They need to retreat

26:46immediately. Su ran adds in terror. one

26:48would already be bad enough, but there

26:49are 10 level two guardians at once. How

26:51are they supposed to deal with that?

26:52Calmly, Guen steps forward and warns.

26:54From now on, he will take care of

26:56eliminating the monsters himself. They

26:58just need to stay behind him, refrain

26:59from picking up any dropped items, and

27:01above all, not steal his kills. Wui

27:03reacts in disbelief. He is a summoner.

27:05What kind of nonsense is he talking

27:06about? Guen calls Xio die out to play,

27:09and the little bat lands on his finger.

27:10The group reacts skeptically as the

27:12approaching guardians with that little

27:13bat. He must be joking. Summoners really

27:15cannot be trusted. Guuchan orders coldly

27:17kill them all. In midair, the bat

27:19transforms, surrounded by intense red

27:20energy as it dodges a sword attack. She

27:22drives her claw into the head of one of

27:24the guardians. Immediately afterward,

27:26all the guardians lose their heads. Amid

27:28the destruction, the creature finally

27:29reveals her true form. An elegant and

27:31deadly girl in a red dress with bat

27:33wings. Notifications pile up on the

27:35screen. Six level two fallen guardians

27:37eliminated one after another. The group

27:39is stunned. Someone shouts asking what

27:41the hell that is. Another wonders

27:43whether it could be a rare class or even

27:44a boss given its absurd attributes, but

27:46they soon realize it has humanoid

27:48features. It is an epic grade summon.

27:50Wui can barely believe it. How is it

27:51possible that a summoner who awakened

27:53the worst class in existence has an epic

27:54grade summon? He recognizes that epic

27:56summons are rare even in the northern

27:58region throughout the entire divine Zeia

28:00Empire, they are practically

28:01non-existent. The group continues

28:03analyzing the scene. 10 level two

28:05enemies at once. Not even Lee Wen Hui,

28:07the best student in the class with

28:08maximum attack and defense, could

28:10eliminate all of them at once. Lin Yuan

28:12estimates that those attacks dealt at

28:13least 3,000 points of damage. Another

28:16confidently corrects him. Not at least.

28:18Guen's last ability was a complete

28:19massacre. They assess the situation. Lee

28:21Wen Yui is a retribution knight focused

28:23on explosive and sustained damage. Even

28:25if he reached level four, it would be

28:26impossible for him to deal nearly 3,000

28:28damage with only two abilities. Has

28:30Guchen really become this strong in just

28:32a few days? This means they finally have

28:34a true professional carrying the group.

28:36Guen merely smiles, thinking to himself,

28:38"An epic grade summon is already capable

28:40of sweeping through enemies of the same

28:42level by itself, and it still has room

28:44to evolve. If things continue like this,

28:46no one knows how far that power can go."

28:48A new notification appears before him.

28:50He has leveled up. His attribute Soar

28:52and the summon now level two and epic

28:54grade can undergo a bloodline awakening

28:55at the cost of 100 blood points. A new

28:58notification confirms one use of

28:59bloodline awakening acquired with only

29:01one chance remaining. The creature

29:02glows, surrounded by growing energy.

29:04Guen asks in surprise bloodline

29:06awakening. The group watches in

29:08confusion, unable to understand what is

29:10happening, is he evolving his own

29:11summon. Astonished, they comment, "If

29:13she is already this strong at her basic

29:15level and still has room to evolve, is

29:16this how an epic grade summon works?"

29:18The system confirms Zoai's bloodline

29:21awakening was successful, her attributes

29:23increased, and no uses rem. The status

29:25screen updates. Zo die level two scaling

29:27with her summoner's level now with

29:29nearly 3,200 HP and increased attributes

29:32across the board along with a new talent

29:33and new abilities all of epic grade.

29:35Guen watches the transformation thinking

29:37with just one awakening Zo dies HP

29:39nearly doubled. All her attributes

29:40increased and a new talent appeared. If

29:42nothing goes wrong, they should reach

29:44level six in this very dungeon. And he

29:46can only imagine how powerful she will

29:47become by then. She hovers in the air,

29:49her red eyes glowing and radiating an

29:51even more intense aura. Guen turns to

29:53the group and asks with a faint smile,

29:54"Does anyone here still want to give

29:56up?" In unison, everyone frantically

29:58shakes their heads, "No, absolutely

30:00not." Guen takes the lead and declares,

30:02"Then let's keep moving forward."

30:03Outside on the surface, an enormous red

30:05crystallin pillar rises over the

30:07landscape, visible from far away.

30:08Teachers and staff gather around the

30:10opening tents. Someone asks, "Everyone

30:12was equipped with teleportation scrolls.

30:13So, why hasn't anyone come out yet?"

30:15Even though it is a level 10 dungeon, no

30:16one knows what kind of monsters might

30:18exist inside. Perhaps they were killed

30:19before they could even activate their

30:21scrolls. Professor Jang Seong Yua

30:23worried wonders why Guan would take a

30:24group into such a dangerous dungeon. If

30:26something happens to them, how will they

30:28explain it to their parents? Outside, a

30:30group of students points at a glowing

30:32panel. Look, the completion progress is

30:34showing. Another is astonished. Are they

30:36really progressing through a hidden

30:37dungeon? How is that possible? A third

30:39adds mockingly, and they are even

30:40carrying a useless summoner. The panel

30:42displays the progress. Dungeon

30:43completion in progress. High difficulty.

30:45Progress bar slowly advancing. Joe

30:46reacts in complete surprise. What they

30:48are clearing a hidden dungeon on

30:49nightmare difficulty which freshmen are

30:50in there. Bring me their files

30:51immediately. Jung Seong Yu replies,

30:53"It's Guen from our class." Lin Yuan Wu

30:56Zi. Joe smiles in satisfaction, reaching

30:58his own conclusion. Then that means the

31:00strongest person in the group, Wu Zi, is

31:02leading the team. To achieve this kind

31:04of performance while even carrying a

31:06summoner, he must certainly be quite the

31:07talent. Jung Seong Yu uncertain

31:09considers silently, but the leader of

31:11the group is Guen. And remembering how

31:13confident he was earlier, perhaps back

31:15in the dungeon, a new enemy appears. The

31:17dark mist deacon level five with

31:18considerably higher attributes than the

31:20previous enemies. Wui struggles to block

31:22the creature's attack, shouting

31:24desperately, "Guan, help! We can't hold

31:25it back." With his back turned, Guen

31:27with Zoie already attacking in the

31:29background coldly replies, "I already

31:31told you not to interfere." The group

31:33argues back, "But he was the one who

31:34said that since they had made it this

31:35far, they couldn't simply go back

31:37empty-handed." Another adds, "Exactly.

31:39Otherwise, they would have activated

31:40their scrolls and left a long time ago."

31:42Panicking, Su Ran begs through tears.

31:44Brother Guuchan, please help us. Guan

31:46sigh, thinking to himself, if they keep

31:48getting involved, it will only lower

31:49their SSS evaluation. Better to end this

31:51matter quickly. He calls his summon

31:53back. Come back, Xodie. The creature

31:55grumbles reluctantly, making no secret

31:56that she still wanted to keep playing

31:58with her prey. Red energy gathers in his

32:00hand while the enemies around him

32:01already lie defeated on the ground.

32:03Guen's fist glows, pulsing with growing

32:05power. His eyes narrow, filled with an

32:07intense red glow, ready to unleash all

32:09that power at once. He leaps, creating a

32:11hole in the ground. The final blow lands

32:13squarely on the masked enemy before him.

32:15Xodai's inherited ability, Crimson

32:17Feast, ends the battle in a single move,

32:19leaving Lin Yuan frozen in shock. Guen

32:21explains in his thoughts as she hunts

32:23enemies, Zodai absorbs part of their

32:25attributes as feedback. The exact moment

32:27he resummons the creature, all those

32:28acquired attributes are transferred back

32:30to him. Guen realizes Zodai has already

32:33evolved twice, and after using Crimson

32:35Feast, even his own close combat

32:36attributes have become absurdly

32:38powerful. In other words, his close

32:39combat ability already rivals that of

32:41any class specialized in combat. He

32:43finishes the attack with a precise

32:44punch. Wui stunned cannot believe it.

32:47That summoner is stronger in close

32:48combat than him. An actual fighter. A

32:50notification appears. Player Guen has

32:52leveled up. His status screen updates to

32:54level three with all attributes

32:56increased and his summon Zio die is now

32:57level three epic grade. Guen dispels the

33:00accumulated energy saying simply

33:01dissipate. Another notification appears.

33:03One dark bloodline point acquired with

33:05one use remaining. capable of

33:06transforming an ordinary creature into a

33:08dark creature or granting a first

33:09generation dark creature a bloodline

33:11awakening. He reflects it seems that

33:13every time he gains a level, there is a

33:15chance to obtain a dark bloodline. Dy

33:17has already awakened twice and her

33:19attributes should already be sufficient

33:20to handle the next bosses. Since the

33:22second summon slot will only unlock

33:24after level five, he decides to save

33:25this bloodline for the next creature he

33:27summons. Turning to the group, Guen

33:29warns the boss battle is coming next.

33:31Anyone who is afraid of dying still has

33:32time to use their teleportation scroll

33:34and leave. The group however decides to

33:36continue. They would rather follow him

33:37and perhaps they can even help with

33:38something. The others agree in unison.

33:40Anyone who leaves now is a coward.

33:42Together they continue down the

33:43mosscovered stone corridor. Wui asks

33:46curiously. After clearing this hidden

33:47dungeon, Guen will choose infernal

33:49difficulty next, right? Guuchen

33:51confirms, "Of course, this one is

33:53probably only nightmare level. His next

33:55target will definitely be infernal."

33:57Excited, Wui asks if Guen can carry him

33:59along next time, too. Guen replies,

34:01"Curtly, hard to say." Wui protests,

34:02"What's so difficult about that?" Linuan

34:04explains, "That's an infernal level

34:06dungeon. To this day, no rookie team has

34:07ever managed to clear one. One mistake

34:09and everyone dies inside." Wui insists

34:10he's not afraid. Guen clarifies, "It's

34:12not a matter of fear." Wuzi asks, "Then

34:14what is it?" Guen smiles, gritting his

34:16teeth. "You'll have to pay extra." Wuzi

34:18reacts completely bewildered, having no

34:20idea where this is going. Lining asks

34:22how much the extra charge will be. Guan

34:24answers directly, "100,000 per person."

34:27He explains, "After leveling up, they'll

34:29need crystals to strengthen their

34:30attributes, and that costs money.

34:32Charging so little is already a huge

34:34discount. Wui reacts in disbelief.

34:36100,000 that much. Suran sitting on the

34:38ground also panics. My goodness,

34:40100,000. And he still says it's not

34:41expensive. Lining steps in. 100,000

34:44really isn't a small amount, but if they

34:45get an SSS evaluation, they'll earn

34:47extra points in the academyy's

34:48assessments. Getting into an elite

34:50institution would be practically

34:51guaranteed. Suan considers it. Well, in

34:54that case, it makes sense. She then

34:55commits they can count on her and Suan

34:57too. She'll borrow the money as soon as

34:58they leave the dungeon. Wui also agrees.

35:00They can count on him. He'll transfer

35:02the money as soon as they get out of

35:03there. Guen warns them, "Seriously,

35:05don't celebrate yet." The payment needs

35:07to be made in full, and he makes one

35:09thing very clear. He won't babysit

35:10anyone who gets in the group's way.

35:11Everyone agrees, promising not to

35:13interfere again. He then reflects. The

35:15final boss this time is a worthy

35:16opponent, and on top of that, it drops

35:17an absolutely essential item for him.

35:19There can be no mistakes. The group

35:21finally arrives before a pyramid-shaped

35:22structure. The final boss is right

35:24there. A dense cloud of smoke begins

35:26condensing at the top of the structure.

35:28Little by little, the shape takes form.

35:30A hooded figure wrapped in black rags

35:31with a single red eye glowing beneath

35:33the hood. The enemy information is

35:35revealed. Blackrobe Deacon boss level

35:37seven with nearly 10,000 HP and

35:39attributes far above average wielding

35:41abilities such as grey mist curse damage

35:43transfer and dark invasion. From above,

35:45the creature looks down at the small

35:46group gathered below. The group panics.

35:49Wui shouts that he expected a strong

35:51boss, but not one this strong. Linuan

35:53adds, "Those attributes are at least

35:54three times higher than those of an

35:56ordinary level five monster. its

35:57strength and other attributes surpass

35:59the sum of all of theirs combined. Lynn

36:01Kinking, even more desperate, adds that

36:02they know absolutely nothing about the

36:04creature's abilities or mechanics. While

36:06they still have a chance, it's better to

36:08get out of there as quickly as possible.

36:09Guan, however, smiles, thinking to

36:11himself, just like in the news from his

36:13previous life, the black robe deacon

36:15really did appear as the boss of this

36:16dungeon, which means that if he secures

36:18the first clear, the reward will

36:19certainly be that treasure chest. The

36:21boss's ability is revealed. Grey Mist

36:23Curse releases a massive area of thick

36:25fog that lasts for a full 10 minutes.

36:27The fog blocks vision and grants

36:29invisibility to the creature's dark

36:30allies while continuously draining the

36:32stamina of anyone who breathes it,

36:34causing exhaustion. The deacon spreads

36:36his arms and releases the fog over

36:37everyone. The group falls into despair.

36:39The boss is already attacking. There's

36:41no time to escape. Someone shouts,

36:43asking what kind of ability it is,

36:44thinking it might be poisonous. Guen

36:46calmly reassures everyone. There's no

36:48need to panic and run around. It's only

36:49the mist curse. Breathing it in will

36:51merely drain everyone's stamina, but

36:53inwardly he recognizes the fog itself

36:54isn't the real danger here. Suddenly,

36:56one of Guen's summons charges forward

36:58and strikes through the smoke. Lin Yuan

37:00shouts an alarm. What was that? Guen

37:01explains they're the black robe deacons

37:03guards. More shadows emerge from the

37:05fog, attacking together. He continues,

37:07"They use the mist to hide in the

37:08shadows and carry out the creatures

37:10extermination orders. Someone cries out

37:12in fear, so we're practically blind

37:14now." At the same time, Zoai charges

37:16through the fog, attacking one of the

37:17hidden guards. Guen explains, "This is

37:20the true danger of a hidden dungeon.

37:21Most groups would be wiped out right

37:23here. But fortunately, the fog doesn't

37:24affect summons." Xodai charges forward

37:26and smashes the creature with a single

37:28blow. Guen declares she'll clear the

37:30path for all of them. He instructs the

37:31group, "Stay close to him and don't

37:33wander off. If they get lost in there,

37:34even he won't be able to save them."

37:36Thinking to himself, Guen analyzes the

37:38situation. That boss is a shadow

37:39creature capable of hiding in the fog.

37:41But D is a bat. She has unique sonic

37:43vision capable of locating anything

37:45hidden inside. He shouts, "Diggo." The

37:46attack strikes the hidden creature

37:48head-on and it reacts in surprise at

37:49being discovered. The group notices the

37:51gray fog is dissipating. Someone

37:53comments in relief that at this rate,

37:54Guen doesn't even need their help.

37:56Another thanks him. Thanks to him,

37:57they're still alive. But then they

37:58notice something strange. The boss seems

38:00completely unharmed. Its HP hasn't

38:02dropped at all. In fact, it's healing

38:03right before their eyes. Guen explains

38:05that the boss's passive ability, damage

38:07transfer. He elaborates, "As long as

38:08there are fallen guardians nearby, 100%

38:10of all damage received is transferred to

38:12one of them at random. When that

38:14guardian's HP reaches zero because of

38:15the transfer, it revives with full HP in

38:18just 3 seconds, unless all the guardians

38:20are eliminated at once. The group

38:22understands. So, to kill the boss, they

38:24need to worry about these monsters

38:25resurrecting at the same time. Someone

38:27despares with 9,000 HP and such a broken

38:30ability, it's impossible to beat it.

38:31Guen clarifies the strategy. If they can

38:33eliminate the fallen guardians before

38:35the boss manages to transfer the damage

38:36to them, it will be left without living

38:38shields. Only then will they be able to

38:39actually reduce its HP. Meanwhile, the

38:42rest of the group is hit by a poison

38:43effect, trembling uncontrollably. They

38:45apologize. They'd love to help, but

38:46they're completely out of strength. They

38:48explain that fog from earlier was

38:50poisonous, and the effect is finally

38:51taking hold. Perplexed, they ask, "But

38:53how is Guen completely fine?" He then

38:55reveals an item, Merb, a plant that

38:57grows precisely in this kind of fog and

38:59can be extremely useful. Holding a

39:01glowing handful in his hand, he

39:02explains, "He bought it beforehand at

39:04the exchange market. They only need to

39:05eat it to cleanse the negative effects."

39:07The group is surprised. He prepared that

39:09in advance. Did he already know the

39:10mechanics of this dungeon? Guuchen,

39:12still fighting, urges everyone, eat it

39:14already. He can't hold all the enemies

39:16off by himself. He himself enters direct

39:18combat against one of the fallen

39:19guardians, thinking he needs to let them

39:21accumulate some contribution to the

39:23battle as well. Otherwise, the group's

39:25final evaluation might end up lower than

39:26expected. The battle intensifies as the

39:29members of the group eat the herb he

39:30gave them. Little by little, the group

39:32consumes the herb and feels the

39:33difference. Guen asks how they're

39:35feeling, assuring them that they should

39:36already be fine. Excited, one of them

39:38responds, "Better than ever. He can

39:39already feel his energy returning to his

39:41body." Guuchen distributes several

39:43crystals to the group. "Looks like

39:44you're all fine now. Hold on to these."

39:46Wui, confused, asks what those radiant

39:48F-grade crystals are and what they're

39:49for. Guen cuts him off curtly. Enough

39:51questions. When the time comes, do

39:53exactly what he tells you. The group

39:54agrees, "All right, they'll follow his

39:56lead. Let him leave the guardians to

39:57them." Another thinks they need to

39:59accumulate some contribution in the

40:00battle or this dungeon won't grant them

40:02any experience. Excited, they shout,

40:04"Leave it to them." Guuchen. Xodai is

40:06suddenly thrown into Guchen's arms.

40:08Guuchen says, "That's enough, Dai. You

40:10can go back and rest for now." He

40:12reflects she's already worn the boss

40:13down considerably, and without the gray

40:14fog to hide it, they can leave her out

40:16of combat for a round to recover. He

40:17takes the front line himself. He'll

40:19handle the rest now. Enveloped in bloody

40:20energy, activating crimson banquet. Guen

40:23reinforces the plan to the group.

40:24Proceed as agreed. You take care of the

40:26guardians and he'll take care of the

40:27boss. Everyone confirms. Understood. He

40:29charges forward unleashing all the

40:31strength he had been holding back. Don't

40:33hold back now. The boss tries once again

40:35to transfer the damage it receives to

40:37one of its guardians. But the transfer

40:39fails. One of the boys crushes one of

40:41the fallen guardians with his hammer,

40:42shouting that reviving won't help at all

40:44go to hell. The transfer fails again.

40:45Another strike brings down a second

40:47guardian accompanied by the shout that

40:48if it's still trying to transfer damage,

40:50it can keep dreaming. A third failure.

40:51Another guardian falls with the

40:53assurance that they won't give the boss

40:54that chance. Without its living shields,

40:56Guen finally manages to reduce the

40:58boss's HP to almost nothing. But he

41:00senses that there's still an ability the

41:02creature hasn't used. Suddenly, he

41:04senses something approaching. The

41:05ability information is revealed before

41:07him. Dark invasion, the ultimate ability

41:10of the black robe deacon. The creature

41:12instantly teleports behind its target,

41:14releases a black mist that immobilizes

41:15them, and then delivers a fatal strike

41:17that ignores 70% of defense. The boss

41:19rises threateningly above him. Guen

41:21prepares himself. Here it comes. The

41:23boss's final ability, a paralyzing black

41:25mist capable of immobilizing the target

41:27for a full 10 seconds. In the past, this

41:29attack had already wiped out several

41:30elite teams. Immobilized by the mist,

41:32Guen struggles against his own body, but

41:35smiles. Thanks to the sacrifices of

41:36those elite teams, he already knows the

41:38creature's weakness. He shouts to the

41:40group, "Throw the radiant crystals here

41:42now." The group reacts, "Crystals in

41:44hand." The crystals understood. Golden

41:46light envelops the boss, which

41:47immediately reacts to the crystal's

41:49energy. The creature writhes, consumed

41:50by golden flames, letting out a sharp,

41:52desperate scream. Guen watches the

41:54enemy, calculating that black mist seeps

41:56into everything, making it impossible to

41:58dodge or block. Its only weakness is the

42:00radiant crystal. He smiles in

42:01satisfaction. Good thing these crystals

42:03are dirt cheap. No one ever realized

42:04their true usefulness. Suddenly, the

42:06boss reactivates Grey Mist Curse. Guen

42:09reacts, alert. The creature hides again

42:11within the dense smoke, its single red

42:12eye glowing in the darkness. [music]

42:14Linuan realizes Grey Mist Curse is

42:16already available again. The boss is

42:18trying to escape. Guen recognizes the

42:20desperate strategy. With barely any HP

42:22left, the creature is trying to hide in

42:24the fog to summon more fallen guardians.

42:26He deactivates Crimson Banquet and Dai

42:28lands on his hand already in her small

42:30form. Guen smiles. What a shame his

42:32summon is completely rested. He orders

42:33Dai finish this. A beam of red energy

42:35shoots out, piercing through the fog

42:37toward the boss. The attack pierces

42:38straight through the creature. Die, now

42:40in her full form, holds the monster's

42:41heart. The boss's HP bar plummets to

42:43zero, and the creature lets out one

42:45final agonized scream. A red explosion

42:47engulfs the entire area. The

42:49notifications appear one after another.

42:51Black Robe Deacon, the boss, has been

42:52defeated with an experience reward and

42:54two loot items. the black deacon's crest

42:56and black deacons cloak. Then a second

42:58message confirms the hidden dungeon

43:00temple ruins nightmare difficulty has

43:02been successfully cleared, granting a

43:04treasure chest and a considerable class

43:05experience bonus. The group celebrates

43:07euphorically they really won. The boss

43:09is dead. They cleared the dungeon. Guen

43:11standing on top of the chest thinks to

43:13himself. He finally got his hands on the

43:15first clear reward. Linuan informs the

43:17group. The rewards from this hidden

43:19dungeon are incredibly generous. Besides

43:21the loot, everyone also receives several

43:22high-quality crystals. Wui asks how

43:25they're going to divide everything.

43:26Linqing suggests without hesitation.

43:28Guen should obviously get the largest

43:30share. They owe the entire achievement

43:32to him. Guen examines the available loot

43:34options and decides he'll keep the

43:36equipment in the treasure chest. As for

43:38the remaining high-quality crystals,

43:39he'll take half and the rest will be

43:40divided among them. Is that fair?

43:42Linqing enthusiastically agrees. More

43:44than fair, he's the leader, so whatever

43:45he decides goes. Lin Yuan adds,

43:47"Exactly, if they take these

43:48high-quality crystals to the exchange

43:50market, they'll be worth more than the

43:51rewards from several rookie dungeons

43:53combined." Guuchen adds, "Since everyone

43:55agrees they'd better have the money

43:56ready for the next expedition, and he

43:58makes one point very clear. No one can

44:00know that he possesses a human form

44:02summon." Intrigued, Linqing asks, "Don't

44:04worry about the money, but why do they

44:06need to keep that a secret?" Guen

44:07replies, "Can't he simply keep a low

44:09profile? In any case, if anyone asks,

44:11just make up an excuse." and he warns if

44:13anyone leaks this information, he won't

44:14carry anyone through the next infernal

44:16level dungeon. A system notification

44:17appears. Dungeon successfully completed.

44:19Everyone will be removed from the

44:21instance in 60 seconds. And the

44:22countdown begins. Blue pillars of light

44:24surround the group ready for

44:25teleportation. Lin Yuan asks, confused.

44:27Ask who's going to ask? Lin King swears

44:30they won't tell anyone anything. They

44:31just want him to take them again next

44:33time. Guen calmly sums it up. Relax.

44:35They've already proven obedient enough

44:36and he doesn't have the patience to look

44:38for new people to form a group with

44:39again. The countdown reaches its end. 3

44:422 1 Pillars of blue light erupt from the

44:44ground, completely enveloping Guuchen's

44:46group, ready to return. Meanwhile, in

44:48the forest beside the school, the portal

44:49courtyard is already bustling. Several

44:51other groups of freshmen have just

44:52returned from their own expeditions.

44:54Among them, Leewin Hui emerges from his

44:55own portal, wearing his full armor and

44:57boasting. A boy beside him says, "A

44:59rookie dungeon on hard difficulty. Under

45:01brother Hui's leadership, they cleared

45:02it in just 3 hours. They must have

45:04broken the freshman record." Lee Wen Hui

45:06boasts, "Of course they did. just look

45:08at his equipment. Although they're

45:10probably still a little slower than his

45:11brother's record. Vainly, Lee Wui shows

45:13off to the curious onlookers around him.

45:15Come on. Come on. If anyone wants to

45:17interview him, they'd better hurry.

45:18Suddenly, he notices a strange commotion

45:20in the distance, confused. Ho, what's

45:22happening over there? A glowing panel

45:23appears in the air displaying a message.

45:25Congratulations to the professional

45:27rookie group for breaking the historical

45:28record of the hidden dungeon temple

45:30ruins nightmare difficulty. Completion

45:32time 2 hours 35 minutes and 13 seconds.

45:35Captain Guuchan Summoner members Lin

45:37Yuan swordsman Lin Kinking warrior Suan

45:40assassin Wui fighter rewards 500 class

45:43experience points in a treasure chest as

45:44a personal achievement reward. The crowd

45:46reacts in disbelief, clearing a

45:48nightmare difficulty hidden dungeon in 2

45:50and 1/2 hours. Is that really something

45:52freshmen can do? Someone recognizes one

45:53of the names that Sue ran is from their

45:55own class and she's ranked last. And the

45:57group's captain is a summoner of all

45:58things. Joe approaches excitedly. This

46:00even alarmed the education department

46:01itself. They thought it was an

46:02educational disaster, but they actually

46:04managed to clear the dungeon. Another

46:06adds, "A disaster that turned into a

46:08textbook worthy success story. That's

46:09great news." Jung Seong Huise in relief.

46:12Thank God they're all safe. Joe, the

46:13director in charge, declares sternly and

46:15confidently, "Wooi, who led all of this,

46:17made an enormous contribution. The

46:19school needs to reward him generously."

46:21Another agrees, exactly clearing that

46:23while carrying a summoner on his back,

46:24this Wooie is no ordinary person. Jang

46:27Seong Ho standing nearby crosses her

46:28arms in disbelief. Wui may be the class

46:30representative, but as far as she knows,

46:32he never seemed that strong. Around

46:33them, the crowd is already celebrating.

46:35They're coming out. They're coming out.

46:36Guen's group finally emerges from the

46:38portal, exhausted, but relieved. The

46:40spectators sigh, "Thank goodness they

46:42made it out alive." Another comments

46:43excitedly, "They may have just broken a

46:45record they'll need to celebrate when

46:46they get back." The crowd surrounds them

46:48euphoric, carrying an entire nightmare

46:50difficulty hidden dungeon by themselves

46:52and even breaking the record.

46:53Congratulations. This is incredible.

46:56Someone begs, "You're my idols. I'll pay

46:57100,000. Can you take me with you next

46:59time? Lin Yuan is startled by so many

47:01people surrounding them. Confused, why

47:02are there so many people here? He

47:04comments proudly while we've become

47:05famous. Wui awkwardly boasts, of course,

47:07with the merit of discovering a new

47:09dungeon. We must already be on the

47:10priority recommendation list. Joe

47:12approaches and asks directly, "Which one

47:13of you is Wooie?" Guen and the others

47:15turn around. Wuie stammers, "I am Wui."

47:18Joe beaming firmly shakes his hand. So,

47:20you're Wooie. Thanks to your leadership

47:22guiding the group through nightmare

47:23difficulty, the school will reward you

47:24generously. Wui confused asks H, but our

47:27captain is Guen. Joe reacts and shock

47:29him. A summoner. Embarrassed, he tries

47:31to recover. The school has always been

47:33fair. The honor doesn't simply belong to

47:35whoever happens to be the captain. Of

47:36course, it goes to whoever contributed

47:37the most. Teacher Jang Seong Yu

47:39intervenes trying to contain the

47:40situation. Director, why don't we hear

47:42what the students themselves have to

47:43say? Skeptical, he retorts. Miss Jang,

47:46you don't really believe that a summoner

47:47could clear a rookie dungeon instance

47:48all by himself, do you? She murmurs

47:50hesitantly. Director, the group itself

47:52corrects the story. It really was Guan

47:54who carried them. Wui admits he

47:56definitely doesn't have that kind of

47:57ability. Lin Yuan confirms that's right.

47:59It was all thanks to boss Guen this

48:01time. Linqing adds, "Yes, they only

48:03managed to clear it because Guen carried

48:05them." Still skeptical, Joe turns

48:06accusingly toward Wui. Wui is your

48:09family having financial difficulties.

48:11Don't give up this honor just because

48:12you accepted someone else's money. The

48:14school has always valued true talent and

48:15genuine effort. Desperate Wui waves his

48:17hands frantically. No, no, I swear it's

48:19not like that. Wooie mutters irritably.

48:21That old geyser. He already said he had

48:23nothing to do with it. Tell him to stop

48:24talking or he'll end up making Guuch

48:26Chen kick him out of the group next

48:27time. Jang Seong Yu begins to intervene.

48:29Director, it seems this matter really

48:31is. Director Joe interrupts her trying

48:33to cover it up. All right, Miss Jang

48:34enough. There isn't even a material

48:36reward for school level honor anyway. He

48:38doesn't need this empty vanity. Guan

48:40adds dryly under his breath and with the

48:42competence the director is

48:43demonstrating, it hardly matters what he

48:45thinks. Furious at the provocation,

48:46Director Joe explodes. It's bad enough

48:48that he's a low-class summoner, but he's

48:50also disrespectful to his elders. he'll

48:52definitely impose a disciplinary

48:53penalty. At that moment, two men

48:55approach an older disheveled man in a

48:56green suit and an elegant young man with

48:58white hair wearing a striped black suit.

49:00The young man declares bluntly. On the

49:02very first freshman assessment of the

49:04year, Linen First High School is already

49:06involved in an incident like this. He no

49:08longer thinks the principal is fit for

49:10the position. The man in the green suit,

49:11nervous, apologizes. Yes, yes, don't

49:13worry, counselor Leang. They'll resolve

49:15this matter properly. The dean turns

49:16around in alarm toward Director Joe.

49:18What's the situation? Didn't they have

49:19teleportation scrolls? Could it be that

49:21they've all already teleported out? Joe

49:22replies, "Dean, everyone is out and

49:24unharmed." The dean incredulous asks,

49:25"They all got out, but wasn't it said

49:27they only had four teleportation

49:28scrolls?" Joe clarifies they didn't use

49:30the scrolls to leave. They cleared the

49:32dungeon. The dean can hardly believe it

49:34cleared it. A hidden dungeon with

49:35nightmare difficulty. They actually

49:37cleared it. It hasn't even been 3 hours

49:38since they went in. Are you sure about

49:40this? Counselor Leang, interested, asks

49:42if those are the students up ahead. Joe

49:44adds, however, according to them, it was

49:46a freshman summoner who carried the

49:47entire group. Leang is surprised. a

49:49freshman and a summoner. On top of that,

49:50counselor Leang approaches the group and

49:52introduces himself. I'm Lin Feay, a

49:54counselor sent by the Linen Education

49:55Department to handle this incident. Guen

49:57replies cautiously, "Hello, Leang looks

49:59directly at Guuchen. You must be their

50:00captain, the one responsible for leading

50:02the conquest of this hidden dungeon."

50:04Guen replies, "Looks like someone here

50:06finally knows how to recognize what

50:07they're looking at." He also thinks

50:09silently, "That man's level is extremely

50:11high. He was able to tell with a single

50:13glance that Guan had the highest

50:15attributes among everyone there." Leang

50:17continues, "The Linen Education

50:19Department is taking this incident very

50:20seriously. We thought the group would be

50:22in danger, but to everyone's surprise,

50:24they actually managed to clear the

50:25dungeon, so I'd like to ask for some

50:27details about what happened." Lin Yuan

50:29hesitates, "Well, it's just that." Leang

50:30says that the group discovered a new

50:32hidden dungeon area in the Liykan

50:33region. The education department will

50:35grant them the corresponding rewards

50:37according to regulations. Guen mutters,

50:39annoyed, "Why are they looking at me?

50:41Didn't we already agree on all of this

50:42inside? Just answer whatever they ask."

50:44Leang observes Guuchen closely,

50:46thinking, "This student is clearly not

50:48as simple as he appears." In his

50:49thoughts, he reflects on the nature of

50:51dungeons. Although dungeon instances are

50:53breeding grounds for alien species and

50:55sources of disasters, they are also

50:57resource zones that allow professionals

50:58to grow stronger. If a newly formed

51:00dungeon in a region isn't discovered in

51:02time, allowing the alien species to

51:04multiply and escape, that area will

51:06become a fallen zone infested with

51:07monsters. But if the dungeon is

51:09regularly raided and kept under control,

51:11it stabilizes into a resource zone,

51:13allowing the region to produce

51:15increasingly powerful professionals. The

51:17area beyond Genuine Gorge in the

51:18Shanksia Empire became a fallen zone

51:20where no one dares to set foot precisely

51:23because those pests weren't exterminated

51:24in time. Back at the office, Counselor

51:26Leang receives the group, commenting,

51:28"If it weren't for the genuine army led

51:30by Commander Guing Fang, the entire

51:31Shenxia Empire would probably have

51:33fallen into the clutches of the alien

51:34species." He continues, "By clearing

51:37this hidden dungeon, you not only

51:38eliminated a huge hidden danger for

51:40Lineng City, but also secured a new

51:42resource zone for the region. Therefore,

51:43the education department has decided to

51:45award each of you 10,000 gold coins

51:47along with an honorary title." The group

51:49reacts excitedly. Lin Yuan says, "So,

51:51there really is a gold reward. We're

51:53going to be rich." Lin King celebrates,

51:55"We never even expected to make money

51:57from that. We really hit the jackpot

51:58this time." Wuzi standing at the front

52:01considers it. Money is nothing. If we

52:02can obtain a department level honor, it

52:04could earn us extra points in future

52:05professional exams. Leang resumed

52:07seriously, however, following standard

52:09procedure. I still need to ask a few

52:11questions. First, I'm curious. How did a

52:13novice summoner discover the existence

52:14of this hidden dungeon? And how exactly

52:16did you manage to clear it? Guen replies

52:19cautiously. As a professional, it's

52:21normal to have some sensitivity to

52:22nearby dungeons, isn't it? He had sensed

52:24strange fluctuations of spiritual energy

52:26in the area for some time. As for how we

52:28cleared it, that was simply the result

52:30of teamwork with our party members.

52:32Leang leans forward, surprised, sensing

52:34fluctuations in spiritual energy. Does

52:36he have that kind of class talent? Guen

52:38mutters. After all, a class considered

52:40trash like summoner always has to have

52:41something special behind it. Leang says

52:43aloud, "I've heard that summoners become

52:44more sensitive to spiritual energy than

52:46other classes after forming a contract

52:48with a summon." Guen takes the

52:49opportunity to ask directly any other

52:51questions. Leang concludes, "All right,

52:53it seems there are no more clues." He

52:55then asks them to report the conditions

52:56of the conquest, the number of alien

52:58species they encountered in the

53:00dungeon's general mechanics. Alone

53:02afterward, Lang reflects suspiciously.

53:03He can't shake the feeling that that kid

53:05is hiding something, but he soon

53:07convinces himself anyway he's just a

53:09child. It shouldn't be a problem. In the

53:10hallway, Guan is already preparing to

53:12leave. Since I've explained everything,

53:14I can go back now, right? Leang

53:15intercepts him. Student Gu, wait a

53:17moment. He continues, "Student Guan,

53:18several special entrances to dungeon

53:20rifts have recently been discovered in

53:21Lynch City. The education department is

53:23organizing an expedition and I hope you

53:25can join them. Guan asks suspiciously,

53:27"Why did you choose me specifically? I'm

53:28just a freshman and what would I get out

53:30of it?" Leang explains, "These dungeons

53:32have a level restriction. Only freshman

53:34meet the requirements. As for the

53:36rewards, the winner will not only

53:37receive a gold bonus funded by his own

53:39family, but also a guaranteed spot at

53:40Jing Cheng Academy." Guen becomes

53:42interested. Jing Academy, Leang

53:44confirms, pointing, "Exactly. It's the

53:47only guaranteed admission spot in all of

53:48Lineng City." Guen smiles slightly.

53:51Don't worry, Counselor Leang. I'll

53:52seriously consider it. Alone, his smile

53:54spreads completely, almost sinister.

53:56Jing Chang Academy. That means he'll be

53:57able to see his dear little brother

53:59again. He thinks eagerly. It's time to

54:00go home and unlock his second summon. He

54:02can't wait to become stronger and head

54:04to Jing Chang Academy. Back in his room,

54:06sitting on the bed with the status

54:07screen in hand, he reflects. Breaking

54:09the dungeon record earned 500 experience

54:11points, enough to reach level five

54:13effortlessly. The second summoning slot

54:16has also been unlocked. A notification

54:18appears. The nightmare difficulty

54:19dungeon treasure chest can be opened to

54:21obtain one rare grade piece of equipment

54:22and one additional item. Guen decides,

54:25let's check this first clear reward

54:26first. The chest opens. Out comes a rare

54:28grade hurricane Warhammer and a refined

54:30grade summoning book. The items float

54:32before him glowing. Guen confirms with

54:34satisfaction exactly as he imagined. It

54:36matches the information he saw in the

54:38news in his previous life. A rare piece

54:40of equipment and a refined grade

54:41summoning book. He examines the hammer

54:43closely. Level 10 intended for the

54:45warrior class. A rare weapon blessed by

54:47the spirits of wind capable of summoning

54:49a hurricane with normal attacks dealing

54:51additional damage to the target. Guen

54:53analyzes it. A rare weapon with a

54:55special effect. Even though it's only a

54:56first tier item, it'll sell like

54:58hotcakes on the exchange market. Truly

54:59worthy of a first clear reward from a

55:01hidden dungeon. Guen holds the second

55:02item he obtained and declares. But this

55:04refined grade summoning book is actually

55:06his true objective. He opens the book

55:07and blue light bursts from its pages.

55:09Skill book nightmare summoning level

55:11five refined grade capable of forming a

55:13contract with a creature. A notification

55:15confirms contract successfully formed

55:17with a nightmare. The new summons

55:18information is revealed. Refined grade

55:21level six scaling with the summoner's

55:22level with moderate attributes, but high

55:24spirit, the dream entry talent, and the

55:26spiritual bond skill. Creature can equip

55:28items, and if it dies, those items have

55:29a chance to drop, but if it dies, it

55:31cannot be summoned again for 24 hours. A

55:33small dark cloud appears before him.

55:35Guen observes, even though its basic

55:36stats aren't high, this summon possesses

55:38a series of extremely useful and tricky

55:40abilities for him. The creature floats,

55:41surrounded by small blue lights. Guen

55:43laughs in satisfaction. It really is a

55:45nightmare. Low strength, but extremely

55:46high spirit. It perfectly covers Dai's

55:48weakness. He considers, but this current

55:50form still isn't the complete state he

55:52wants. It needs a little nourishment.

55:54The small creature bites his finger

55:55without hesitation. A notification

55:57appears. Dark bloodline fusion

55:59successful. Dense black smoke engulfs

56:02the entire room. Moments later, another

56:04message appears. The summon has evolved

56:06from nightmare refined grade to

56:07nightmare's daughter. Epic grade. A

56:09flash of white light fills the room.

56:10Guan, confused, asks, "What's happening?

56:12Did it fail?" Suddenly, he feels black

56:14claws wrapping around his neck from

56:15behind. Shock written all over his face.

56:17The new summons information is fully

56:19revealed. Nightmare's daughter.

56:21Successful dark bloodline fusion. A

56:23complete bloodline awakening. Level six

56:25with nearly 7,000 HP and extremely high

56:27attributes across the board. The epic

56:29grade ineffable talent along with three

56:31skills, all also epic grade, elucory

56:33execution, nightmare entanglement, and

56:35deep dreamscape. Behind him, the girl

56:37dressed like a dark nun gently holds him

56:39by the shoulders. Guuchen recognizes her

56:41in astonishment. This is the legendary

56:43daughter of the nightmare lord, the

56:44master that the temple's boss served.

56:46She can appear behind anyone completely

56:48unnoticed, and her combat style is

56:49entirely different from dies. The skill

56:51descriptions appear one by one.

56:53Ineffable grants her an elusive form,

56:55allowing her to freely move between

56:56dream and reality, providing near

56:58complete immunity to physical damage.

57:00Elucory execution allows her to rapidly

57:02approach a target and unleash a hypnotic

57:04assassination attack, dealing

57:06devastating spiritual damage. Nightmare

57:08entanglement immobilizes anyone who

57:10touches her, applying a negative effect

57:12that lasts for a full 3 minutes. In Deep

57:14Dreamscape creates a nightmare landscape

57:16over an entire area, inflicting

57:18continuous and massive damage on anyone

57:20trapped inside. Guen reflects impressed.

57:22Her abilities are primarily focused on

57:24crowd control and assassination. If he

57:26summons her in her ethereal form, no

57:27professional, unless extremely

57:29experienced, will even notice her

57:30presence. This perfectly solves the

57:32problem of his summons being discovered

57:34by others. A new notification appears.

57:36The summon's grade has risen from

57:38refined to epic, granting an attribute

57:40return. All of the summoner's attributes

57:42increase by 10 points. Wrapped in golden

57:44light, Guen feels his body growing

57:46stronger. This attribute return is

57:47practically equivalent to leveling up

57:49again. Satisfied, he sums up the

57:51situation. Excellent. Now he has two

57:53humanoid summons at level six. He

57:55extends a hand toward Dai, who is

57:57already nearby. Dai, she's your partner

57:58from now on, so treat her politely. D

58:00reacts visibly irritated while

58:02Nightmare's daughter merely stares at

58:03him disdainfully indifferent. Guen, with

58:05a nervous but firm smile, warns, "You

58:07two had better get along." He then

58:09examines the chest's items more

58:10carefully. The Black Deacon's crest,

58:12excellent quality, capable of shielding

58:14the wearer from prying eyes. No one can

58:16see the character information of its

58:18wearer unless the level difference is

58:19too great. And the Black Deacon's cloak,

58:22also excellent quality, granting

58:23additional spirit and constitution, as

58:25well as a magic shield equivalent to 10

58:26times the user's spirit, while also

58:28being able to disguise the appearance of

58:29the equipment. Guen smiles with

58:31satisfaction. These are truly fantastic

58:33items. The crest prevents others from

58:35snooping through his information, and

58:36the cloak grants a shield capable of

58:38absorbing nearly 2,000 points of damage.

58:40He puts on the cloak, his appearance

58:42completely changing into a dark hooded

58:44robe. With these items, no outsider will

58:46be able to see his attributes, and he

58:48can also hide the appearance of his

58:49equipment, making it even harder for

58:51them to discover his true strength. With

58:53all the rewards opened, Guen reflects.

58:55Now, it's time to start preparing for

58:57the infernal level dungeon. He wonders

58:58whether Lin Yuan and the others have

59:00already managed to gather enough money.

59:02Suddenly, someone shouts from outside.

59:03He raises his head, recognizing the

59:05voice that's Linuan's voice. Not far

59:06away, Lin Yuan is surrounded by a group

59:08led by Brother Wui. One of the girls in

59:10the group taunts he's lucky brother WHI

59:12wants to buy his hidden dungeon's first

59:13clear rewards. Lin Yuan protests

59:16indignantly, "His rewards would easily

59:18be worth 30,000 gold coins on the

59:20exchange market, and they want to take

59:22everything for a measly 8,000." Someone

59:24nearby comments, "Isn't that just

59:25[music] blatant bullying?" Liwhi

59:27arrogantly threatens, "In Lynch, the Lee

59:29family is in charge. If we say it's

59:31worth 8,000, then it's worth 8,000." and

59:33he's selling today whether he likes it

59:34or not. From a distance, Guan intervenes

59:36indignantly. Oh, really? What if he

59:37doesn't want to sell? Do you think you

59:39can just force your will on people like

59:40this? Lee Wen Hui reacts in confusion.

59:42Who are you to interfere in the Lee

59:43family's business? One of his

59:45purple-haired subordinates whispers,

59:46"Boss, that's Guen, the guy who stole

59:48our spotlight last time." Lee Wii

59:50sneers, "Oh, it's you." Then he

59:51threatens, "Want to stick your nose

59:53where it doesn't belong? Then don't

59:54complain if things get violent." Guen

59:56smiles. Dark energy gathering around

59:57him. I'd love to see you try. In his

59:59thoughts, he thinks perfect. He'll take

1:00:01this opportunity to test Ming's

1:00:02strength. Liwen Yui orders his thugs.

1:00:04He's nothing but a trash summoner. Let's

1:00:05see what he can do. Get him. The group

1:00:07advances a tank and assassin, a mage,

1:00:08and a support. All armed. Guenzi's glow

1:00:10red. Ha. He remains standing calmly,

1:00:12surrounded by the four attackers. He

1:00:13reflects tank, assassin, mage support.

1:00:15Each one of them has extremely

1:00:17highquality equipment. This Lee Wenhui

1:00:19is quite generous. For freshmen, they

1:00:21certainly have plenty of capital to be

1:00:22this arrogant. Lee Wui shouts, "Kill

1:00:24him." But as they approach, everyone

1:00:26freezes in place. victims of nightmare

1:00:28entanglement. The ability that

1:00:29immobilizes anyone who touches Ming

1:00:31against her abilities. That attack

1:00:33didn't stand a chance. Lie Hui panics as

1:00:35he watches his subordinates frozen in

1:00:37place. What are you doing? Attack him

1:00:39behind him. Ming's shadow hovers

1:00:40completely unnoticed. Guen taunts. Looks

1:00:42like your lackey aren't being very

1:00:44obedient. In his thoughts, he confirms

1:00:45at their level. The dream girl can

1:00:46easily control them without anyone even

1:00:48noticing. He advances. Fine then, I'll

1:00:50teach them a lesson in Liwhi's place. He

1:00:52charges at the paralyzed attackers,

1:00:54trading direct blows with each one. A

1:00:56precise punch is thrown toward Lee Wui

1:00:58himself, who reacts in shock. What's

1:01:00happening? I can't move either. Could

1:01:01that be an area of effect control skill?

1:01:03Desperate, Lee Wui braces himself for

1:01:05the impact. Bright white energy

1:01:07enveloping his body. A complete suit of

1:01:09armor materializes over him. The divine

1:01:11rune armor of rare grade capable of

1:01:13purifying negative effects, detecting

1:01:15malice, and actively dodging attacks.

1:01:17Already protected, he snears, you

1:01:18miserable peasant. A summoner dares to

1:01:20face him in close combat. He'll show him

1:01:22the true power of a retribution knight.

1:01:23Guan observes the equipment in passive.

1:01:25of this equipment. Truly worthy of a

1:01:27whale who only gains power through a

1:01:28credit card. His eyes glow an intense

1:01:30red, activating crimson feast. He smiles

1:01:33challengingly. Then let's find out who's

1:01:35stronger, your bought equipment or my

1:01:36cheats. The final blow lands squarely on

1:01:39Liwhi, sending him flying backward like

1:01:41a missile. He crashes to the ground,

1:01:42devastated, while his group retreats in

1:01:44panic, unable to believe what they have

1:01:46just witnessed. Lin Yuan panics, waving

1:01:48his hands. Guen, enough. Enough. You've

1:01:50already taught him a lesson. That's

1:01:51enough. He thinks in terror Guen has

1:01:52become far too terrifying now. Even Lee

1:01:54Wenhu fully equipped and his entire

1:01:56group couldn't do anything against him.

1:01:57Lee Wui himself trembling can only think

1:01:59he completely ignored my top tier

1:02:01equipment. This guy is a monster. Still

1:02:03trembling. Lee Wen Hui threatens you.

1:02:04Backwater hillbilly. How dare you

1:02:06challenge the Lee family of Linen?

1:02:08You're dead. Guen stares at him

1:02:09impassively. The Lee family of Linen.

1:02:11What exactly is supposed to be so

1:02:13impressive about them? Lin Yuan warns

1:02:15nervously. Be careful what you say. Even

1:02:17though you're the school board's darling

1:02:18now. The Lee family is quite a

1:02:20powerhouse in Linen. Guen retorts

1:02:22sarcastically, "You're right. This

1:02:23so-called Lee family really isn't

1:02:24anything special. Suddenly, Lin Yuan

1:02:26shouts an alarm. Oh no, it's Li Renji.

1:02:28Lee Wen Hui, relieved to see him,

1:02:29exclaims, "Brother." Li Renji approaches

1:02:31calmly, wearing glasses and an

1:02:33immaculate suit accompanied by his own

1:02:35entourage. He comments ironically, "They

1:02:37only have a little prestige here in

1:02:38Linen. Compared to the true powerhouses

1:02:40of the Shanksia Empire, they really

1:02:42aren't much." A plaque identifies him

1:02:44student council president Lee Renji. Lee

1:02:46Wen Hui points indignantly at Guen.

1:02:48Brother, this guy beat me up and even

1:02:49disrespected our Lee family. You need to

1:02:51do something. One of Lienji's

1:02:53subordinates intervenes, attacking a

1:02:54fellow student without reason. According

1:02:56to school rules, this will be recorded.

1:02:58Lenji casually dismisses the matter. Ah,

1:03:00why bring up school rules over such a

1:03:01trivial incident. I heard Guuchan just

1:03:03cleared a hidden dungeon. That's a

1:03:04school level honor. We can't let a

1:03:05little problem like this tarnish it.

1:03:07Lenji turns directly to Guan politely.

1:03:09Guen, I've heard a lot about you. I'm

1:03:11the student council president, Lenji. I

1:03:13apologize on behalf of my cousin. Behind

1:03:15him, Lee Wen Hui reacts in astonishment,

1:03:17unable to understand why his own cousin

1:03:19is siding with the enemy brother. Guen

1:03:21studies his face closely, recognizing

1:03:23something Lee Renji, an acquaintance

1:03:25from his past life. The scene shifts to

1:03:27a memory. A huge dark creature covered

1:03:29in horns rises before him. Guen in the

1:03:31middle of training. After the battle, he

1:03:32remains standing shirtless, his muscular

1:03:34body still enveloped in purple energy

1:03:36that gradually dissipates. His brother

1:03:38approaches from behind him. Brother, are

1:03:39you done training? There happens to be

1:03:40an old acquaintance of yours who would

1:03:42like to join the guild. Guen, wiping

1:03:43away sweat with a towel is puzzled. An

1:03:45old acquaintance of mine. His brother

1:03:47explains he said he's a former student

1:03:48from your school in Linen. Guen gives

1:03:51permission. Send him in. A spectacled

1:03:53man appears holding a resume. Visibly

1:03:55anxious. President Guu, this is my

1:03:56resume. I'm Lee Renji, your former high

1:03:58school classmate from Lin Changeng. I've

1:04:00heard a lot about you and would like to

1:04:02join one of the Gu's guilds. Guen,

1:04:04already walking away with his back

1:04:06turned, says indifferently. You can

1:04:07handle this kind of decision from now

1:04:09on. There's no need to consult me about

1:04:10it anymore. His brother agrees. Since

1:04:12you say so, brother, I won't bother you

1:04:14with this kind of matter anymore. With

1:04:16his back turned, Guan is already

1:04:17standing inside a glowing summoning

1:04:19circle. This time, I want you to summon

1:04:21a level 100 monster. I need to continue

1:04:23my physical conditioning. The young man

1:04:25turns to Lie Renji. From now on, you are

1:04:26a member of one of the 11 great guilds

1:04:28under the Goo family's command. Let him

1:04:30think about what position to assign you.

1:04:31Lie Renji, radiant with joy, thanks him.

1:04:33Thank you very much. Bowing deeply with

1:04:35an ambitious smile on his face, he adds,

1:04:37"As long as I can serve Lord Guuchen,

1:04:39any position would be an honor."

1:04:40Returning to the present, Lie Renji

1:04:42approaches Guan formally. On behalf of

1:04:44the Lee family of Lynch, I would like to

1:04:45invite you to join my group and

1:04:47participate in the Lynch Department of

1:04:48Education's dungeon expedition 15 days

1:04:50from now. Around them, the students

1:04:52react enviously to think he was invited

1:04:54by the heir of the Lee family himself.

1:04:56He's going to make it big now. Another

1:04:58adds, he'll be able to bask in the

1:04:59prestige of the Lee family. I'm so

1:05:01jealous. More comments spread. Being

1:05:03invited by the heir of the Lee family,

1:05:04Guen is incredible. Lin Yuan,

1:05:06disappointed, mutters, I guess that ends

1:05:08any chance of him carrying us through an

1:05:10infernal level dungeon. Another murmur

1:05:11is annoyed. I'm telling you, I'm

1:05:13jealous. Guan, indifferent, looks

1:05:14directly at Li Renji. The Lee family of

1:05:16Lynch, you think you're worthy of this?

1:05:17Lin Wii says angrily. Guen, does he even

1:05:19know what he's saying? The surrounding

1:05:21crowd reacts in shock. Did they hear

1:05:22that right? He didn't just reject Lee

1:05:24Renji, he completely humiliated him.

1:05:26Another whispers in terror. Has he lost

1:05:28his mind? That's the heir of the Lee

1:05:29family and the student council

1:05:31president. Lie Renji, still calm,

1:05:32addresses Guen. I know my younger

1:05:34brother offended you, but that has

1:05:36nothing to do with me, Lie Renji. He

1:05:37continues smiling. Guuchen is a

1:05:39summoner, so I imagine he'll need an

1:05:41enormous amount of resources to develop

1:05:42in the future. The Lee family can help

1:05:44with that, so I still hope he'll

1:05:45reconsider. Guen smiles faintly,

1:05:47rejecting him has nothing to do with Lee

1:05:49Wu either. He simply looks down on this

1:05:51so-called Lee family of Lin Cheng.

1:05:52Besides, he already has a group to

1:05:54tackle an infernal level dungeon. Lyn

1:05:55Wen Hui reacts furiously. Lie Renji asks

1:05:58curiously, "He already has a group.

1:06:00Which family in Linen, the Xiang family

1:06:01or the Leang family?" Guen answers,

1:06:04neither its young master Lin Yuan of the

1:06:05Lin family of Linen. Lin Yuan surprised

1:06:08points at himself me. The surrounding

1:06:10students mock them. What Lynn family of

1:06:11Lin Cheng? This Lin Yuan is nothing but

1:06:13a hillbilly from the countryside.

1:06:15Another sne is so vulgar. Young master

1:06:18Lee has real class. Lenji, still

1:06:20composed, smiles very well. Guen, I

1:06:21admire your courage, but sooner or later

1:06:23you'll regret this. He withdraws,

1:06:25accompanied by Lin Wenhu, if that's the

1:06:26case, we'll meet again. Grateful Linuan

1:06:28approaches Guen. Thank you. He can't

1:06:30believe Guan rejected even Le Renji just

1:06:32to carry him. Moved, Linuan grabs him by

1:06:34the shoulders. I'm deeply touched. Guen

1:06:36corrects him bluntly. You misunderstood.

1:06:38I just looked down on the Lee family.

1:06:40Lin Yuan, still incredulous, insists,

1:06:42"Stop lying to him." Of the three great

1:06:44families in Lynch, the Lee family ranks

1:06:46first. If he could work for a Lee family

1:06:48company after graduating, it would truly

1:06:49be a blessing from his ancestors.

1:06:51[music] But Guen actually rejected them.

1:06:53If that isn't friendship, what is? Deep

1:06:55in thought, surrounded by dark energy,

1:06:56Guan reflects, "Actually, I just wanted

1:06:58to test Dai strength. Looks like I

1:06:59raised her well." He continues, "Lin

1:07:00Yuan is an honest guy, and maybe there's

1:07:02nothing wrong with him. But after that

1:07:04betrayal, this time he doesn't need

1:07:05companions. He recalls as for Lie

1:07:07Renji's credentials, he wasn't even

1:07:09among those who betrayed him back then.

1:07:10Guan can't even remember where he was.

1:07:12But back then, absolutely everyone

1:07:14betrayed him. Surrounded by even more

1:07:16intense power, he decides since there's

1:07:18no way to know who will become an

1:07:20obstacle again. There's only one

1:07:21solution. Eliminate all of them.

1:07:23Meanwhile, elsewhere, Lee Wingi begs his

1:07:25cousin brother. He's nothing but a mere

1:07:26summoner and a country bumpkin at that.

1:07:28What's the problem? Why won't you help

1:07:29me get revenge? Liwi suggests slightly,

1:07:31"Why don't we secretly hire someone to

1:07:33eliminate him tonight?" Without warning,

1:07:35Li Renji delivers a full force slap.

1:07:36Liwen Yui is sent flying, crashing

1:07:38violently to the ground. Still on the

1:07:40ground, dazed, he asks, "Brother, why

1:07:42did you hit me?" Furious, Lee Renji

1:07:44glares at him, "You piece of trash. You

1:07:45still have the nerve to ask me that." He

1:07:47continues, his anger overflowing. "If it

1:07:49weren't for him, would you have suffered

1:07:50this humiliation today?" Surrounded by

1:07:52rising energy, Lee Renji vents. to bring

1:07:54glory to the Lee family and surpass the

1:07:56Xiang and Leang families. He spends

1:07:58every day thinking about how to swallow

1:07:59his pride and recruit the best talents.

1:08:01He continues beating him, but this piece

1:08:02of trash only knows how to cause

1:08:04trouble. If you really had the ability,

1:08:05you would have simply killed Guan and

1:08:07solved everything. Instead, you're

1:08:08completely useless, and you've made the

1:08:10Lee family lose all its honor. Already

1:08:12knocked down, Lee Wui apologizes,

1:08:14"Brother, I was wrong." Composing

1:08:15himself, Lee Renji removes his glasses

1:08:17and reflects. He never imagined this Goo

1:08:19guy would be so arrogant. Does he think

1:08:21his goo is the same goo as the powerful

1:08:23goo warrior family? Killing him in

1:08:25public wouldn't be a big deal, but it

1:08:26would unnecessarily damage the Lee

1:08:28family's reputation. Under the

1:08:29moonlight, gritting his teeth, he

1:08:31decides, "Humiliating the Lee family

1:08:32like this, I need to find a way to kill

1:08:34him." Elsewhere, in a busy courtyard,

1:08:36several students shout as they try to

1:08:37recruit people for expeditions. Anyone

1:08:39big name leading a dungeon, he's a monk

1:08:41with refined grade equipment, and he

1:08:42promises to follow orders. Another voice

1:08:44announces, "Looking for an archer or

1:08:46marksman, preferably someone with

1:08:47equipment and skills. Someone spots

1:08:49Guen. Look, it's the summoner. The crowd

1:08:51reacts, recognizing him. It's Guuch

1:08:53Chen. He just cleared a hidden dungeon a

1:08:55few days ago. Why is he back? Another

1:08:57wonders, wait, isn't he that divine

1:08:58level player who solo cleared while

1:09:00carrying four dead weights? Someone

1:09:02pleads, "Great summoner, please carry

1:09:03me. I have a full set of warrior

1:09:04equipment." Guen, thinking reviews the

1:09:06information. According to what Lang

1:09:08Linfe told him, the Department of

1:09:09Education expedition is in a month. The

1:09:11maximum requirement is that they must

1:09:13not have undergone their first class

1:09:14evolution yet. In other words, as long

1:09:16as they don't advance their class, the

1:09:18higher their level, the better. He looks

1:09:19around impatiently, thinking, "Haven't

1:09:21they arrived yet?" Lin Yuan, Linqinking,

1:09:23and Suan approach, waving, "Guen, we're

1:09:25here." Guan asks, "Where's Wui?" Lin

1:09:27Yuan replies, "I don't know. We arrived

1:09:29early, so he probably won't be late."

1:09:31Wui comes running. I'm here. I'm here.

1:09:32It took me a while to gather the money.

1:09:34Guan impassive. As long as you came,

1:09:36saves me the trouble of having to

1:09:37replace you. Lin Yuan shows the transfer

1:09:39screen. Boss, he and Suan have already

1:09:40transferred the agreed upon 200,000.

1:09:42Linqing confirms she's transferred hers

1:09:44to Wui adds so has he. A notification

1:09:46appears before Guen 400,000 gold coins

1:09:49have been received. Guen confirms tursly

1:09:51received. Lin Yuan asks which dungeon

1:09:53they'll tackle this time. Linqing

1:09:55considers if it's infernal level. The

1:09:57group's average level is only three.

1:09:58There are only a few beginner dungeons

1:10:00they'd be confident of clearing. Guen

1:10:02replies decisively, "I already have a

1:10:04target in mind." The group arrives at an

1:10:06area surrounded by mystical portals

1:10:07encircled by ruins in the wilderness.

1:10:09Lining is startled. Hey, Guan, don't

1:10:11tell me you're thinking of taking them

1:10:12into those dungeons. They have a level

1:10:14requirement. The lowest is level five.

1:10:16Wui reassures her. Don't worry, he's

1:10:17already level five. As long as one

1:10:19member of the group reaches that level,

1:10:20everyone can enter. Lyn Kinking insists

1:10:22he doesn't understand what she means.

1:10:24This is the intermediate zone for first

1:10:26evolution dungeons, and on top of that,

1:10:28they're doing infernal difficulty. Can

1:10:30they really handle this? A new voice

1:10:32interrupts mockingly. Did I hear that

1:10:34right? Some country bumpkins had the

1:10:35nerve to come all the way here. Lee Wen

1:10:37Hui already in full armor sneers and

1:10:39they're doing infernal difficulty too.

1:10:41It's better not to die inside if they

1:10:42can't activate their teleportation

1:10:44scrolls in time. Guan in different

1:10:45questions. Why does he keep crossing his

1:10:47path? Wasn't the last beating enough.

1:10:48Lee Wenhu<unk>s group reacts with

1:10:50hostility. One of them stepping forward

1:10:52threateningly. Lee Wen Hui provokes.

1:10:53You'd better take a good look at where

1:10:55you are. No funny business. Someone from

1:10:57another group comments, "Those brats

1:10:58must be students from Lynch first high.

1:11:00Coming here on normal difficulty is one

1:11:02thing, but infernal difficulty is no

1:11:04joke." Another adds, "Yeah, one wrong

1:11:06step and they could die inside." Lee Wen

1:11:08Hui announces to the crowd recruiting.

1:11:09He is the second son of the League

1:11:11Consortium. He wants to try his luck in

1:11:13an infernal level dungeon, recruiting

1:11:14four members for 100,000 each with

1:11:16bonuses for those with good evaluations.

1:11:19Several students crowd around eagerly.

1:11:20He has a rare class. You can count on

1:11:22him. He's almost at his second

1:11:23evolution. Take him. He guarantees an

1:11:25achievement. In the background, a

1:11:26subordinate calls out, "Come, come. Rare

1:11:28classes and highle players up front."

1:11:30Leewen Hui turns directly to Guen. If

1:11:32you want to level up quickly in advanced

1:11:34dungeons, money is king. Did he really

1:11:36think he could tackle a dungeon here

1:11:37while carrying four dead weights? Guen

1:11:39provokes him. Really? Since everyone's

1:11:41doing infernal level dungeons, why don't

1:11:42we make a bet? Lee Wen Hui curious a

1:11:45bet. What does he want to wager? A

1:11:46notification appears. 500,000 gold coins

1:11:49deducted. Guen explains, "Naturally,

1:11:51whoever gets the higher achievement

1:11:52rating wins. And as for the wager,

1:11:54500,000 per person." Lee Wy laughs

1:11:56mockingly. 500,000 carrying those four

1:11:58dead weights. Does he plan to pay the

1:12:00fees for his group members, too? Guan

1:12:02replies, "Cut the crap. Just say if

1:12:04you're afraid to bet." Another

1:12:05notification appears. Another 500,000

1:12:07gold coins deducted now from Lee Wui's

1:12:09side. He declares, "Afraid? What a joke.

1:12:11The money is already in the common

1:12:13pool." Guen chooses the dungeon. Guen

1:12:15suggests, "How about the forest of

1:12:16degeneration?" Linqing asks him to wait.

1:12:18She has already researched this dungeon.

1:12:20The average level is far above theirs.

1:12:22Linuan adds, "Exactly. With such a level

1:12:24gap, even though we just cleared a

1:12:26hidden dungeon, we don't need to take

1:12:27such a huge risk." Wu Zi, confident,

1:12:29puts an arm around someone. With Guen

1:12:31here, what do we have to be afraid of?

1:12:32Guen alert senses something strange. We

1:12:34can't just enter a dungeon of this

1:12:35intensity recklessly. A warning appears

1:12:38before them. The challengers are about

1:12:39to enter the forest of degeneration

1:12:41infernal difficulty. The mortality rate

1:12:43for their current level is extremely

1:12:45high. Do you wish to continue? Guen

1:12:47confirms yes. The final message appears.

1:12:49Entering the forest of degeneration

1:12:51infernal difficulty. Now, please wait.

1:12:53Outside, Liwy's group reacts in

1:12:54disbelief. No way. They really entered

1:12:56an infernal level dungeon. Someone

1:12:58questions, "Have they gone insane?

1:13:00They're just a bunch of students. If

1:13:01they wanted to die, there are better

1:13:02ways." Another adds, "Unable to

1:13:04understand. I really don't understand.

1:13:05This generation isn't being alive enough

1:13:07for them." Lee Wen Hui reflects

1:13:08inwardly. This Guen has some skills, but

1:13:10I didn't expect him to be this stupid.

1:13:12He's practically courting death. Looks

1:13:14like the fatal blow I prepared won't

1:13:15even be necessary. He continues,

1:13:17"Satisfied, and on top of that, I'll get

1:13:19to pocket his 500,000 bet. This trip is

1:13:21proving extremely profitable." One of

1:13:23the elders in the group warns, "Let's

1:13:25go. We're going in, too." A notification

1:13:27identifies the new setting. Fallen

1:13:29forest. Infernal difficulty. A dense

1:13:30swamp covered in green vegetation.

1:13:32Linuan comments casually, "So, this is

1:13:34Infernal Difficulty. It doesn't look

1:13:36that dangerous." Suran agrees. It really

1:13:38doesn't. It even looks like a park. Lin

1:13:39King warns, "Seriously, don't

1:13:41underestimate it. This dungeon is

1:13:42advanced level content, but luckily I've

1:13:44already studied it." She continues, "But

1:13:45fortunately, we're in luck." Learning

1:13:47from last time she prepared seriously

1:13:49this time, bringing plenty of items for

1:13:50the clear. Linuan praises her worthy of

1:13:52a straight student. She even studied an

1:13:54advanced dungeon like this. Guan

1:13:56interrupts. Put those little items away

1:13:58for now. Let's take a look farther ahead

1:14:00first. A group of amphibious humanoid

1:14:02creatures appears ahead, wielding

1:14:04trident, their dark scales gleaming. The

1:14:06enemy information is revealed. Alien

1:14:08species terror fishermanmen level 5 with

1:14:09more than 5,000 health points and

1:14:11considerable attributes. The group

1:14:13reacts tensely. These attributes are

1:14:14only slightly lower than the last boss s

1:14:16and this is just a normal monster.

1:14:17Someone adds that minibos' strength is

1:14:19already on the same level as the last

1:14:21boss they fought. Wui suggests, "We

1:14:23can't beat it in a direct fight." "Guen,

1:14:25do you have a plan? If not, we'd better

1:14:26retreat. At worst, he'll cover half of

1:14:28that 500,000 bet with him." Guuchen

1:14:30replies bluntly, "We can't retreat. He

1:14:32didn't bring a teleportation scroll."

1:14:34The group reacts in shock. "What? He

1:14:36made so much money last time, and he

1:14:37didn't even buy a teleportation scroll."

1:14:39Another insists, "He didn't even prepare

1:14:41a teleportation scroll for an infernal

1:14:43level dungeon. Is he really that

1:14:44confident?" Guen counters, "Didn't she

1:14:46say she had items? Show them. Let's see

1:14:48what you have." Lin King explains, "Last

1:14:50time at the temple, the mist herb in her

1:14:51crystals really saved everyone. That's

1:14:53why she prepared specifically this time,

1:14:55stocking up on items and potions to deal

1:14:56with all kinds of monsters. She never

1:14:58expected they'd actually be useful this

1:15:00time." She elaborates, "Fishmen are

1:15:02aquatic monsters. Fire enchantment

1:15:04potions can add fire magic damage, and

1:15:06these rejuvenation pills increase

1:15:07everyone's attack power." Wooie is

1:15:09impressed. Wow, that's a lot of good

1:15:11stuff. I didn't know she was this rich.

1:15:13Lynn Kinking corrects him. They're not

1:15:14free. They're consumable materials.

1:15:161,000 gold coins per person. Transfer it

1:15:18to her as soon as we leave. Wui says

1:15:20that with the elemental advantage, these

1:15:22monsters attributes are practically cut

1:15:23in half compared to the benefit. 1,000

1:15:25gold coins isn't expensive. She turns to

1:15:27Guen. Guen, you don't have to pay. He

1:15:29replies indifferently. I don't need

1:15:30these items. He moves forward. I'll

1:15:31attack first. Two summons appear beside

1:15:33him, a small dark creature, and die. The

1:15:35bat. The group reacts in amazement. Wow.

1:15:37Guen, you got another summon. Wow. And

1:15:39this new one is so cute, too. From a

1:15:41distance, Leewin Hui observes

1:15:42thoughtfully. That one looks pretty

1:15:43weak. It must just be an ordinary

1:15:45summon. There's no way it's another

1:15:46humanoid summon too, right? Guuchen

1:15:49orders Mang restrain this minibos first.

1:15:51The small dark creature transforms its

1:15:53form dissolving disperse. In her true

1:15:55form, Ming appears riding a top the

1:15:56amphibious creature enveloping it in

1:15:58dark energy. Nightmare entanglement

1:15:59takes effect, completely immobilizing

1:16:00the miniboss. The group reacts, stunned.

1:16:03It really is another humanoid summon.

1:16:04Two humanoid summons. How did he manage

1:16:06to get them? Guen warns. Seriously,

1:16:08don't just stand there. This fishman

1:16:09minibos has high attributes almost on

1:16:11the same level as the black robe deacon.

1:16:13She won't be able to hold it for long,

1:16:15so attack now. The group charges

1:16:17forward, shouting in unison, kill. The

1:16:19battle intensifies, everyone attacking

1:16:20the boss and its minions together. Lin

1:16:22Yuan lands precise blows even while

1:16:24under attack. He comments satisfied,

1:16:26"These items and potions really work. It

1:16:28seems that as long as you know the

1:16:29dungeon well, infernal difficulty isn't

1:16:31anything special as long as you take the

1:16:33time to study." Lynn kinking in the

1:16:34middle of the fight reflects, "But

1:16:36making that bet with Lee Wen Yu is way

1:16:37too impulsive. Guen, he can easily

1:16:39recruit highle professionals to carry

1:16:41him." Su ran tries to reassure her.

1:16:43Actually, as long as we can clear this

1:16:44infernal level dungeon, we won't lose

1:16:46that money. Brother Guuch Chen, just

1:16:47don't be so impulsive next time. Guen,

1:16:50sensing something approaching, warns,

1:16:51"Stop worrying so much. Something bad is

1:16:53coming." The battle continues. Lin Yuan

1:16:55struggling. What's happening? Our

1:16:56attacks aren't having any effect.

1:16:58Another attack fails. Damn it. Before

1:17:00everyone's eyes, the fishermen begin to

1:17:02mutate. Their skin turning red, spikes

1:17:03sprouting from their bodies. The

1:17:04monsters are mutating. The information

1:17:06updates. Alien species terror fishermen

1:17:08mutated. The group is thrown backward by

1:17:10the force of the mutated creatures. Z

1:17:12asks in confusion, "It's the same thing

1:17:14on my side. Could this be a specific

1:17:15characteristic of infernal level

1:17:17dungeons?" Guen clarifies, "Infernal

1:17:19level dungeons are already stronger by

1:17:21nature. These changes are happening

1:17:23because unexpected factors are affecting

1:17:25the dungeon." He explains thoughtfully.

1:17:27"Research from the Shanksia Empire shows

1:17:29that dungeons are interconnected in a

1:17:30special way. If a large-scale monster

1:17:33mutation occurs in one region, it

1:17:35affects all the dungeons throughout that

1:17:36entire area." Guen states, "Even if

1:17:39professionals clear the dungeons in

1:17:40time, monster disasters are sometimes

1:17:42still unavoidable." Wuzi asks, "Are you

1:17:44saying this infernal level dungeon was

1:17:45affected by external factors? Panicking

1:17:47Lin King vents, what bad luck?" Infernal

1:17:49difficulty was already complicated

1:17:51enough, and now we've encountered a

1:17:52mutated version, too. Lin Yuan asks

1:17:54anxiously, "So, are we retreating or

1:17:56not?" Guencom with Mang hovering behind

1:17:58him, reassures them, "You don't need to.

1:17:59Just stay with him from now on, and he

1:18:01guarantees you'll be fine." Deep in

1:18:03thought, he reflects, "I wouldn't call

1:18:04this bad luck because the image of the

1:18:06mutated creatures surrounds him." As he

1:18:08continues, "He chose this dungeon on

1:18:10purpose. This outcome was completely

1:18:12expected." He orders Mang, "Use your